Scam farm victim returns to Hong Kong, as officials vow to help 9 others
Woman was found on the Myanmese side of border near Thailand’s Tak province on Sunday
A third Hongkonger tricked into working at scam farms in Myanmar returned home on Tuesday evening, as security officials pledged to continue their efforts in rescuing another nine residents trapped in similar situations.
Assistant Secretary for Security Paddy Yuen Pak-kei said the 31-year-old woman arrived in the city on a flight from Bangkok with members of a designated task force from the Security Bureau.
The woman’s return leaves the bureau with nine outstanding requests for help from Hongkongers trafficked to scam farms in Southeast Asia. Eight of the victims are stuck in Myanmar and one in Cambodia, where they were lured after travelling to Thailand.
“We will continue to liaise with the concerned families and understand the latest situation,” Yuen said.
“We have already updated our information and handed it to Thai authorities to enable us to make more suitable plans to deal with each case according to its unique characteristics.”
The latest rescued Hongkonger met the government’s task force in Bangkok on Tuesday morning, hours before returning home.
She was in a good mental and physical condition but appeared tired, the bureau said.
