The fraud scandal in Southeast Asia continues to ferment, and some Hong Kong people have been imprisoned after being lured to work in Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and other countries.
The Security Bureau said tonight (19th) that it has received 26 requests for help from Hong Kong people since January this year.
Among the 26 cases of assistance, 14 Hong Kong residents have been confirmed to be safe, and 10 of them have returned to Hong Kong.
The Security Bureau also disclosed the locations of the remaining 12 Hong Kong residents, 8 of whom are in Myanmar, 3 in Cambodia and 1 in Thailand, and their personal freedoms are restricted.
The fraud scandal in Southeast Asia continued to ferment. Some Hong Kong people were lured to work in Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and other countries and were imprisoned. The number of people seeking help continued to increase.
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The Security Bureau said this evening that since January this year, Hong Kong's law enforcement agencies (including the Immigration Department and the Police Force) have received a total of 26 requests for help from Hong Kong people.
According to information obtained by law enforcement, 14 Hong Kong residents have been confirmed safe and 10 of them have returned to Hong Kong.
As for the whereabouts of the remaining 12 people, according to the information provided by their families, 8 people are in Myanmar, 3 people are in Cambodia, and 1 person is in Thailand, and their personal freedom is restricted.
▼The situation in the fraud camp▼
Deputy Secretary for Security Zhuo Xiaoye said on the radio program this morning that since January this year, the authorities have received a total of 23 Hong Kong people asking for help, of which 12 confirmed safety, 10 of them have returned to Hong Kong, and one of the other two expressed temporary One person is in the process of making arrangements for not wanting to return to Hong Kong; in addition, there are still 11 people who are still out of town.
He said that the Security Bureau has taken the lead in setting up a task force, in conjunction with the Police Force and the Immigration Department, to use all available resources to assist those in Hong Kong.
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