In the light of a recent case where a Hong Kong loan shark was found to have kept hundreds of Indonesian and Filipino passports belonging to his victims, Indonesian Consul-General to Hong Kong and Macau Tri Tharyat has once again urged his fellow citizens in the two special administrative regions not to entrust their passport to anyone – for whatever reason.
“Once again, I’m calling for all Indonesian citizens in Hong Kong and Macau not to entrust your passport to other parties as it is against the Republic of Indonesia’s immigration laws. If there is any third party withholding your passport unlawfully, please report directly to the Indonesian Consulate-General [in Hong Kong],” Tharyat said in a statement released by the consulate last week.
The consulate, which is simultaneously accredited in Macau, expressed “concern about so many Indonesian travel documents that have been handed over to other parties who have no right” to keep them, the statement said.
