Girls, 12, kept as prostitutes

SEVEN girls aged between 12 and 16 were rescued last night by detectives from a ''private brothel'' in Mong Kok.

Three men believed to be the brothel's operators and who have links with the 14K triads were arrested. Also arrested were five other men believed to be customers.

The girls were offered for $600.

After two months of investigations detectives last night laid an ambush outside the flat in Far East Building at the junction of Nelson Street and Portland Street rushed the door, opened only on a password, when a customer left.