Some Hong Kong people were lured to Cambodia, Myanmar and other countries, detained to engage in cyber fraud work, and abused and extorted during the period.
Deputy Secretary for Security Zhuo Xiaoye said on the radio program this morning (19th) that the authorities received 23 requests for help, of which 11 people have not returned to Hong Kong, and most of them are from their families. Everyone is safe but their liberty is limited.
Zhuo Xiaoye said that the biggest difficulty in rescuing the victims is to confirm their location and get local assistance. It is not a problem to prepare documents and quarantine rooms for them. The government has arranged special quarantine places for the victims to return to Hong Kong.
Victims can seek help through the Immigration Department's app
Zhuo Xiaoye said that in addition to calling the Immigration Department's assistance hotline for help from the Outer Hong Kong People's Group, if the victim can use mobile data, he can also make an Internet phone call from the Immigration Department's application; People in the location can take a photo and upload it to the form.
He pointed out that the authorities have provided assistance and follow-up to local law enforcement agencies through the local Chinese consulate and through Interpol.
He said that the security zone took the lead in setting up a task force to work with the Police Force and the Immigration Department to respond, and use all available resources to assist people in Hong Kong.
He mentioned that the peak period for job hunting will follow, and the authorities will step up publicity and education, and use different channels such as radio to call on the public to be more vigilant about suspicious jobs, such as jobs with unclear hiring and job nature.
He pointed out that since yesterday, the authorities have arranged personnel to check-in counters for Southeast Asian flights at the airport to advertise to the departing citizens.
Travel Alerts Target Tourist Victims Falling into Job Traps
Regarding the suggestion of some lawmakers to issue travel warnings to relevant areas, Zhuo Xiaoye said that the government currently maintains "yellow" travel warnings for Myanmar, and pointed out that most of the victims go to the local area for job hunting reasons, while the travel warnings are mainly aimed at tourists. Different, but the information on overseas work scams has been added to the other information column.
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