More than 12,000 Hongkongers and tourists have flocked to Cheung Chau for the island’s annual bun festival, and a parade featuring popular film characters and hot topics such as scams, with businesses expecting sales growth and overseas market expansions. Revellers set out on their journeys early on Monday. Shortly before 9am, the Central pier announced…
Hong Kong authorities have been urged to provide a clear answer on their plan to rescue residents forced to work at scam farms in Southeast Asia, after the families of some victims went through the start of Lunar New Year without news about their loved ones, a situation they said was worryingly “abnormal”. Former district…
Hong Kong authorities have been urged to provide a clear answer on their plan to rescue residents forced to work at scam farms in Southeast Asia, after the families of some victims went through the start of Lunar New Year without news about their loved ones, a situation they said was worryingly “abnormal”. Former district…
Hong Kong authorities will thoroughly investigate whether intermediaries luring residents into illegal work in Southeast Asia are being directly controlled by crime syndicates amid a resurgence in such scams, the security minister has pledged. Secretary for Security Tang Chris Tang Ping-keung also said on Saturday that the government would do its “utmost” to rescue 11…