SINGAPORE - A woman who gained infamy after she uploaded a video of herself arguing with the police in a hospital was deported to China on Wednesday, said the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA).

She is also barred from re-entering Singapore, ICA added.

On Oct 25, Han Feizi was sentenced to five weeks and five days’ jail and fined $600, after pleading guilty to charges involving two separate incidents of using abusive language against security officers and a Singapore General Hospital (SGH) employee. The 29-year-old Chinese national also broke manpower laws by lying in her work permit application.

One of the incidents took place at SGH on Oct 10. The episode went viral after Han posted an 11-minute video on Chinese social media platform Douyin on the same day, in which she was seen arguing with two investigation officers (IOs).

The IOs showed up at SGH after receiving a call for help from the hospital regarding a verbally abusive patient.

Han had earlier hurled abusive remarks at a patient service associate, who had advised her to wear a mask. The police said Han also allegedly used vulgarities in Mandarin against one of the IOs, and refused to give a statement.

On Oct 3, Han was involved in a separate incident at The Sail at Marina Bay, a condominium in Marina Boulevard. When a security supervisor at the condo offered to escort her to her unit after seeing that she was squatting at the lift lobby, Han turned aggressive, shouting vulgarities at him and pushing him repeatedly.

Han admitted that in both incidents, she was drunk at the time of her offence.

She apologised in court on Oct 25 for “causing inconvenience to everyone” after her sentence was read out. She had been in remand for 13 days before the court hearing.

Han entered Singapore on at least four occasions since 2019. She was issued a work pass on Aug 12 after stating in her application that she would be hired as a clerk, but she was later found to have moonlighted as a hostess.

In response to queries from The Straits Times, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said that Han was prosecuted for, first, making a false declaration in her work pass application, and second, for working illegally as a self-employed foreigner.

“Han pleaded guilty to the first charge and was sentenced to three weeks’ imprisonment. The second charge was taken into consideration for the purpose of sentencing,” MOM said on Thursday.

“Following the conviction, Han’s work pass has been revoked and she is permanently barred from working in Singapore,” MOM added.

Under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act 1990, it is an offence for any foreigner to engage in illegal self-employment without a valid work pass. Work pass holders can only work in the occupation and for the employer specified on their work pass.

All applicants must make accurate, complete and truthful declarations in their work pass applications, MOM said.

Anyone found guilty of making false declarations may be fined up to $20,000 or jailed for up to two years, or both. They may also be barred from working in Singapore.