Pimp guilty of running Kwun Tong brothel in policeman's flats
Gang ringleader rented subdivided premises from auxiliary officer as base for vice den
The ringleader of a criminal syndicate was found guilty yesterday of operating a brothel in flats he rented from an auxiliary police officer.
Cheng Chiu-kin, 59, was convicted of one count of conspiracy to live on the earnings of prostitution.
Cheng rented subdivided flats from auxiliary officer Lam Man-yim, 48, and Lam's girlfriend, Stella Lung Chi-wai, 38, to operate a brothel in Kwun Tong from January 2009 to October 2011.
The brothel operation began when Lam bought four units between 2008 and 2011, registering one under Lung's name.
He subdivided the space and rented the cubicles to Cheng through Ho Hing-tong, 43, another defendant.
The vice den was run by Ho and other defendants - Yau Wai-ming, 48, Wong Wah, 47, and Liza Ki Pui-ling, 55 - who worked as pimps and housekeepers, the court heard.
Other co-defendants, including Lam, pleaded guilty at their trials last month to conspiracy to living on the earnings of prostitution and related charges.