The unidentified man who apparently swapped boarding passes with a 55-year-old American citizen in Hong Kong, and donned a disguise, which consisted of a silicone mask that covered his head, neck and part of his chest. He topped it off with a brown cardigan and apple cap, and a pair of spectacles.
Canada Border Services
The Chinese man donned a silicone mask to fool immigration officials
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An airport worker in Hong Kong has been convicted in the case of a young Chinese man who flew to Canada last year using a mask to disguise himself as an elderly Caucasian.
Radio Television Hong Kong, or RTHK, says a district court has found the airport worker guilty of being part of a conspiracy to smuggle people with false passports and boarding passes.
The government-run broadcaster says the employee worked as an airport ground services agent in Hong Kong.
Sentencing in the case has been adjourned, according to RTHK.
Previous reports said eight people in Hong Kong had been arrested in the case, which attracted widespread attention largely because of the bizarre appearance of the silicon mask used for the disguise.
The identity of the masked man who flew to Vancouver last October is protected by a publication ban.
He was detained in Vancouver for three months but an Immigration and Refugee Board adjudicator ordered him released in February on condition he post a $5,000 bond and report weekly to the Canada Border Services Agency.
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