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Wan Chai Xin Ngee Ann arrested 28 men and women for prostitution business

2022-10-16T10:54:32.433Z


From the 14th to the 15th of this month, the police carried out an operation code-named "You Yu" to crack down on the source of income of the triad. They smashed a nightclub and a sex worker's dormitory successively.


From the 14th to the 15th of this month, the police carried out an operation code-named "You Yu" to crack down on the source of income of the triad. They smashed a nightclub and a sex worker's dormitory successively. ”, “controlling others for the purpose of prostitution”, and “conspiracy to extort” 17 women and 11 men were arrested.

Eleven of the arrested women were from the mainland or other regions, and they were manipulated into nightclubs to accompany guests or engage in other sexual activities.


Wan Chai Police District Acting Chief Criminal Inspector Chan Tsz-quan told the case, the goal of the action is to crack down on triads and intercept their sources of income.

During the operation, 28 people were arrested, including 17 women and 11 men (26 to 55 years old).

Eleven of the 17 arrested women were from the mainland or other regions.

In September this year, the Wan Chai Police District Anti-Tribune Division received intelligence and discovered that a gang with a triad background was manipulating women with travel documents from the Mainland or other regions to conduct prostitution activities.

These women will go to nightclubs for guests to sit or other sexual activities.

Police have locked down two units in Wan Chai that are believed to be sex worker dormitories.

The gang is run by two masterminds, with other members acting as drivers, transporting sex workers to and from dormitories and nightclubs, or to buy takeaway food.

Police also found another gang with a triad background trying to meddle in these businesses, blackmailing nightclub drivers who pick up and drop off guests, demanding a monthly protection fee of $15,000 or causing trouble.

Arranging women to come to Hong Kong for prostitution earns a lot of money

According to the source, the two masterminds who arranged for women from other places to come to Wan Chai nightclubs to sit on the stage and engage in prostitution business, both surnamed Yang, are 33 and 39 years old respectively.

The two reported that they were unemployed, and arranged closed-loop management such as dormitories and private car transfers for foreign workers who came to Hong Kong, making it difficult for outsiders to find out, and the two also benefited from it.

However, their business was informed by the same door. One of the leaders surnamed Huang (37 years old), who reported to be a driver, wanted to share a cup of tea. Because of the misfortune of money, although they are from the same family, the relationship is tense.

Wan Chai Police District Criminal Division conducted Operation Code-named "Yu Yu" from October 14 to 15. Together with the Immigration Department, they smashed a nightclub used as a place for prostitution, and arrested 3 men and 12 women on suspicion of "operating a place of prostitution" and "violating the law". Conditions of stay".

Later, together with the Special Duty Team and the Immigration Department, two women surnamed Yang and two women from other places were arrested in the dormitory.

In addition, actions were taken in various districts of Hong Kong and six men, including Huang Nan, were arrested.

They were suspected of "controlling others for the purpose of prostitution", "violating conditions of stay" and "conspiracy to extort".

Source: hk1

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