Hong Kong police are monitoring a prostitution ring that lured ladies, together with a Japanese AV (adult video) actress, from abroad to the city to provide sexual services at a resort.
A supply stated he believed the syndicate took benefit of the easing of the coronavirus pandemic restrictions to carry intercourse employees from overseas into the city.
Last month, Hong Kong switched to the “0+3” association that requires arrivals to endure three days of medical surveillance at dwelling or in a resort, throughout which they’re free to exit however can’t enter locations equivalent to eateries and bars.
Previously, the city had a “3+4” association for arrivals, a scheme that meant three days of obligatory quarantine in designated accommodations adopted by 4 days of dwelling medical surveillance.
In a crackdown on the syndicate, undercover police officers posing as prospects had been deployed to a Tsim Sha Tsui resort to collect proof earlier than arresting two intercourse employees on Monday.
The two suspects, who entered the city with journey visas, included a 27-year-old feminine vacationer from Japan, who was an AV actress. The different lady is from Thailand.
A supply stated the investigation confirmed the Japanese lady was provided a free air ticket and lodging to come to the city. She arrived in Hong Kong a few week in the past earlier than being taken to the resort in Tsim Sha Tsui’s leisure district, the place she stayed and labored.
“The syndicate posted an advert with her picture on Telegram along with contact details highlighting that she was a Japanese AV girl,” he stated.
Clients had been then informed to go to the resort for intercourse and every buyer was charged between HK$6,000 (RM3,600) and HK$7,000 for intercourse services. The vice racket took about 60 per cent of the proceeds as fee.
“The investigation showed an agent from the syndicate went to the hotel and collected money from the two women every day,” the supply stated.
He added officers had been nonetheless investigating the extent of the syndicate’s unlawful enterprise and had been additionally attempting to track down its ringleader and core members.
The two suspects had been amongst 16 ladies arrested in a collection of raids in Tsim Sha Tsui and Yau Ma Tei in a joint operation by police and immigration officers towards unlawful employment and prostitution on Monday.
According to the pressure, they comprised 4 mainland ladies and 12 expatriate ladies. They had been detained on suspicion of breaching their situations of keep, overstaying and taking employment illegally.
Under the Immigration Ordinance, breach of situations of keep is punishable by up to two years in jail, whereas taking employment illegally carries a most penalty of three years in jail. –South China Morning Post
