A Hongkonger who was rescued from a Myanmar scam farm a week ago is set to arrive in Hong Kong along with a Security Bureau-led task force on Monday, the government has said. The task force met the Hongkonger at a Thai detention centre,

City’s Security Bureau sent a task force to Thailand to address the issue of residents being lured abroad and forced into illegal work.

A total of 18 trafficking victims have been rescued, leaving 10 still held captive by Myanmar scam rings, chief executive John Lee said.

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government raised travel alert for southeastern Myanmar to red on Friday (Jan 17), following a number of cases of Hong Kong residents being lured to Southeast Asian countries and forced to work at scam farms.

Amidst the increasing reports of Hong Kong residents being lured to Southeast Asian countries and detained to engage in illegal work, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government has raised the Outbound Travel Alert (OTA) level for Myanmar’s south-eastern regions to red, while maintaining an amber OTA for the rest of the country.

Singer Eason Chan has canceled his Bangkok concert, originally set for Feb. 22, following an incident in which Chinese actor Wang Xing was reportedly scammed and trafficked to Myanmar shortly after arriving in Bangkok.

The Hong Kong government has elevated its travel warning for south-eastern Myanmar to a 'significant threat' due to cases of residents being lured into illegal work. Residents are advised to reconsider travel plans,

The case of Wang Xing, a Chinese actor kidnapped in Thailand and moved to a centre in Myanmar, has put the spotlight back on the human trafficking of Chinese nationals in Southeast Asia. According to

Hong Kong officials held rare talks in Bangkok this week with Thai counterparts to find ways to bring home those lured from the Asian financial hub and trapped in illegal work in Southeast Asia, seeking to combat a growing trend.

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City’s Security Bureau sent a task force to Thailand to address the issue of residents being lured abroad and forced into illegal work.

The Hong Kong government has heightened its travel warning to a 'significant threat' level for south-eastern Myanmar, advising residents to reconsider non-essential travel due to reports of Hong Kong citizens being lured into illegal work activities.