Fraud groups in Southeast Asia have become more and more rampant in recent years, enticing people from different countries or regions with high salaries to go to the local area to engage in online fraud, prostitution and other work.
The Immigration Department of Hong Kong said that since January this year, a total of 17 family members of Hong Kong residents have received help from their families, who suspect that their family members have lost contact in Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia or Laos. Among them, 12 Hong Kong residents have left the area safely, and 5 are still missing.
Ge Peifan, a member of the Legislative Council of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, said that he was shocked to hear that some Hong Kong people were kidnapped by fraudulent groups to Myanmar and Cambodia. trap.
DAB Member Ge Peifan (third from right) said that the Hong Kong government should appeal to the public to be extra careful when going to the area and beware of being deceived.
(Photo by Zhang Haowei)
Ge Peifan pointed out that some swindlers used Hong Kong people to lure other Hong Kong people to work there, describing it as very scary: "Because they are trying to return their own people to their own people, we must appeal to the public to be careful."
She pointed out that if any Hong Kong people are trapped, she hopes that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the police will coordinate to rescue Hong Kong citizens as soon as possible.
He described these criminal groups as "shameful and brutal" and hoped that after widespread media coverage, Hong Kong people would be prevented from falling into a trap.
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