A Hongkonger who was rescued from a Myanmar scam farm a week ago is set to arrive in Hong Kong along with a Security Bureau-led task force on Monday, the government has said. The task force met the Hongkonger at a Thai detention centre,

Security official will remain in Bangkok to continue efforts to rescue 10 other residents stranded in similar fraud centres in region A Hongkonger who was lured to Southeast Asia and held captive at a "scam farm" in Myanmar since October returned to the city on Monday,

A total of 18 trafficking victims have been rescued, leaving 10 still held captive by Myanmar scam rings, chief executive John Lee said.

A Hong Kong resident who had been detained for illegal work in Myanmar returned to the SAR late Monday night. Accompanied by members of a government

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government raised travel alert for southeastern Myanmar to red on Friday (Jan 17), following a number of cases of Hong Kong residents being lured to Southeast Asian countries and forced to work at scam farms.

Amidst the increasing reports of Hong Kong residents being lured to Southeast Asian countries and detained to engage in illegal work, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government has raised the Outbound Travel Alert (OTA) level for Myanmar’s south-eastern regions to red, while maintaining an amber OTA for the rest of the country.

City’s Security Bureau sent a task force to Thailand to address the issue of residents being lured abroad and forced into illegal work.

Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung said he met with Han Win Naing, Myanmar’s consul general in Hong Kong, on Friday to share information and discuss future follow-up work.

The Hong Kong government has elevated its travel warning for south-eastern Myanmar to a 'significant threat' due to cases of residents being lured into illegal work. Residents are advised to reconsider travel plans,

Enquiries about suspected data fraud increased by more than 40 per cent last year, the city's privacy watchdog has said.

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities have detained a key suspect in human trafficking cases linked to online scam networks near the borders of Myanmar and Thailand, China’s Ministry of Public Security said, weeks after the high-profile disappearance of an actor sparked safety concerns.

The Hong Kong government has heightened its travel warning to a 'significant threat' level for south-eastern Myanmar, advising residents to reconsider non-essential travel due to reports of Hong Kong citizens being lured into illegal work activities.