Hong Kong police arrest 26 people in 2 crackdowns on vice syndicate bringing in mainland Chinese sex workers
- Inspector Keung Pei-ying says 17 Hongkongers and 9 mainlanders charged over allowing premises to be used as vice establishments and breaching conditions of stay
- Investigation finds syndicate imported women from mainland China as sex workers to offer services in subdivided flats
The suspects, aged between 30 and 75, were arrested in raids over the past two weeks.
Inspector Keung Pei-ying of the Kwun Tong district special duties unit said on Friday the group comprised 17 Hongkongers and 9 mainlanders holding two-way exit permits, a travel document used to enter the city.
Police charged the suspects over allowing their premises to be used as vice establishments and breaching their conditions of stay.
The force and the Immigration Department conducted two operations between May 20 and 30, with a focus on Kwun Tong district in East Kowloon after police earlier found evidence of sex workers operating in the area.
An investigation found the syndicate imported women from the mainland as sex workers to offer services in subdivided flats.