Assistance seeker in relation to employment fraud in Southeast Asian countries returns to Hong Kong safely (with photos)
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The SB attaches great importance to recent incidents in which Hong Kong people were suspected to have been lured to Southeast Asian countries and detained to engage in illegal work and gives priority to works saving the residents, and renders all possible help to assistance seekers for them to return to Hong Kong safely by co-ordinating the efforts of Government departments.
The Spokesman appeals to the Hong Kong residents or their family members concerned to contact ImmD as soon as possible. They may make use of the WhatsApp hotline 5190 8909 dedicated to the matter, call the 24-hour hotline of the Assistance to Hong Kong Residents Unit of the ImmD at (852) 1868, call the 1868 hotline by network data call via the ImmD Mobile Application or submit the Online Assistance Request Form. Citizens should make a report to the Police as soon as practicable if a scam is suspected. If anyone knows or received information that there are victims in need of assistance, they should contact ImmD as soon as possible to secure the safe return of the Hong Kong resident.
Ends/Monday, August 22, 2022
Issued at HKT 20:02
Issued at HKT 20:02
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