
Hong Kong, mainland Chinese authorities arrest 42 in crackdown on people-smuggling ring
Hong Kong and mainland Chinese law enforcement agencies have arrested 42 people in a crackdown on a cross-border people-smuggling syndicate that allegedly sold workers forged identity cards, housed them in subdivided flats and placed them in low-paid jobs. Chief Inspector Lau Ho-tak of the organised crime and triad bureau said on Thursday that the cross-border…