Hongkonger stuck in Thailand to fly home on Monday (Jan 27) after scam farm ordeal


Members of a Hong Kong task force met the man on Friday night. - Photo: Handout

HONG KONG: The Secretary for Security, Chris Tang Ping-keung, said that a Hong Kong resident who was detained in Myanmar and forced to carry out illegal work for a scam farm will return home on Monday (Jan 27).

A government task force has been in Thailand investigating reports that a number of Hongkongers had been lured to Southeast Asian countries and held against their will.

Speaking on a radio programme, Tang said the 29-year-old man had been rescued and taken to Thailand, and was in good shape mentally and physically.

The minister said the man will return to the city, accompanied by members of the task force.

He said the government would do its utmost to rescue the remaining 10 Hong Kong residents being detained in the region, noting that civil conflicts present challenges to the task force members.

"In fact, I have been seeing the Myanmar consulate and also the Cambodian consulate in Hong Kong to discuss how to have the safe return of our Hong Kong people," Tang said.

"All of us, including the two consul generals that I mentioned and also the Thai authorities, we are all committed to pay our utmost effort to have the safe return of our Hong Kong residents."

Tang also thanked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for its support and assistance, allowing the man to reunite with his family before the Lunar New Year. - Agencies

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