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Hong Kong gang member jailed for trafficking Thai women for prostitution

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A Hong Kong court has sentenced a 70-year-old gang member, Chiu Hon-leung, to one year in prison for his role in forcing two Thai women into prostitution. The women were trafficked from Thailand to Hong Kong in 2023 under the guise of job offers for massage therapists. Chiu instructed his subordinates to confine the women and compel them into sex work, but they alerted the Thai consulate, leading to their rescue and the arrest of Chiu and his associate. AI

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Hong Kong gang member jailed for trafficking Thai women for prostitution

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Fiona Chow ·

    1 year in prison for gang member who forced 2 Thai women into prostitution in Hong Kong

    A Hong Kong court has sentenced a 70-year-old gang member to a year in prison for forcing two Thai women into prostitution, after they fell for job scams claiming to be hiring massage therapists and were trafficked from Thailand to the city in 2023. The District Court heard on Mo…

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