In July this year, the Wan Chai Police District carried out a large-scale anti-vice operation codenamed "Quoting". 16 prostitution establishments were smashed in Wan Chai and Causeway Bay, and 68 people were arrested. Police investigations revealed that a prostitution group controlled a prostitution house had revived and changed operations. The model evaded the law. The police carried out the second round of "drivers" last Friday (10th), covering up the group’s prostitution establishments in low-end buildings, the so-called "Three No Buildings," and the group’s disguised massage parlors. During the operation, 9 obscenities were smashed and 33 people were arrested.
The police stated that the mastermind of the prostitution group had a triad background, and intelligence showed that the arrested prostitution tycoon was connected to at least 70 prostitution in Hong Kong.
In the two anti-vice operations, the police smashed 25 prostitution establishments, detained 101 people, and seized 840,000 cash. The police believe that they have severely cracked down on the source of income of a prostitution syndicate active in the Wan Chai Police District.
The police acted twice in half a year to pound 25 prostitution scenes to attract massage parlors in disguise
Wan Chai Police District Assistant Commander Acting Superintendent Ho Siu-tung, Anti-Triad Inspector Cai Weiqiao, and Intelligence Unit Inspector Chen Jingle explained the case that the first round of "driver" anti-vice operations was conducted in July this year, mainly targeting hidden prostitution establishments in the district. Broken 16 related prostitution establishments and arrested 3 men and 65 women.
The police conducted an in-depth investigation and found that the above-mentioned prostitution establishment was manipulated by three different criminal gangs. Later, they followed the vine and further investigated the background and wealth of the individual gangs.
The police found that low-end prostitution establishments were easy to turn over after the raid. The police conducted large-scale online patrols and intelligence collection and found that one of the prostitution groups had revived after the first round of operations, trying to cover up low-end commercial and residential buildings in Wan Chai and Causeway Bay. People operate prostitution establishments disguised as massage parlors.
Last Friday (10th), the police and Immigration Department officers carried out an arrest operation in 9 prostitution establishments. After the detectives released snakes, they arrested 2 men and 3 women, aged 38 to 60, for "operating a prostitution establishment." The main members of the group, who reported as company directors, secretaries, security guards and housewives, used seemingly unsuspected companies to conduct water, electricity, coal, lease agreements and business registrations for the prostitution establishments that were smashed in the first round of operations. Some The arrested person’s household registration was found to have traces of handling the proceeds of the crime.
The police also arrested 28 women in the prostitution establishment, aged between 29 and 50. Among them, two 47-year-old local women were suspected of "operating a prostitution establishment." The police believed that they were the managers of a prostitution syndicate and were responsible for collecting meat money. Separate online and sex workers from the group, pay rent and utility bills, solicit customers on encrypted communication software, and arrange for sex workers to provide services; 26 prostitution women are suspected of “assisting in operating a prostitution establishment” and they are involved in The venue provides sexual services and assists in ordering items related to prostitution.
According to the police, four of the arrested persons were illegal immigrants of Vietnamese and Chinese nationality. They came to Hong Kong by water from Vietnam, Fujian, and Zhuhai respectively, and stayed overnight in prostitution establishments.
The arrested also included 3 Thai or Chinese domestic helpers and 3 women holding two-way permits, and were also arrested for "violating conditions of stay."
Police inspected 840,000 meat gold and arrested 101 people, exposing the group to change its business model
During the operation, the police seized more than 840,000 Hong Kong dollars in cash from nine prostitution establishments, believed to be the proceeds of the crime of prostitution; and seized a large number of prostitution-related items, such as condoms and massage oil. Used in ethical massage and sexual services, these items are placed in hidden places, including under the bed, behind sundries or in locked lockers; number books, business registration certificates and price lists are also seized.
According to the police, the nine prostitution establishments are scattered and located in Sanwu Building, that is, no iron gates, no watch guards, and no closed-circuit televisions. Customers are easy to visit.
According to the price list, each item of the "massage parlor" is about 500 to 800 yuan. It does not rule out that some sex workers are soliciting sexual services from customers. The prices are negotiated individually, and places with high turnover can be as high as 10,000 yuan per day, which is lower. It may be several thousand yuan.
The police believe that the main brain of the syndicate has a triad background. Intelligence shows that the main brain is related to a number of illegal places in Hong Kong, including directly related to sex work and commissioning, registering tenants for units or registrants of water, electricity and coal. There are as many as 70 premises.
Police investigations revealed that the tactics of prostitution syndicates include disguising prostitution establishments as massage parlours and hiding them in low-end commercial and residential buildings, avoiding obvious house signs or billboard markings, and falsely calling them residential units when police enforce the law. They are located on the periphery of the building and public corridors. Private closed-circuit televisions are installed in places to monitor the daily work of police law enforcement and sex workers. The way of receiving customers has also changed. The police searched the mobile phones of arrested persons and found that they used high-privacy encryption software for solicitation and customer service , Such as Telegram or Zello, which is popular in Southeast Asia, uses its anonymity and automatic deletion features to increase the difficulty of police investigations.
The police also found that prostitution syndicates have improved their understanding of the law. In order to walk through the "legal ties", they operate on the ground floor with one phoenix. Several customers and "technicians" will not appear at the same time to avoid the definition of a prostitution establishment.
Operate by appointment to reduce the chance of being enforced by the police.
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