Six Hong Kong Residents Rescued from Myanmar Scam Farms Return Home

Six Hong Kong residents, who were victims of a fraudulent scheme in Myanmar, have been successfully rescued and returned home. The group, composed of three men and three women aged 29 to 44, had been held in scam farms for five to seven months. The rescue operation involved collaboration among the Hong Kong Security Bureau, mainland Chinese authorities, and Thai and Myanmar officials, with no ransom paid. Upon their release, they were sent to Thailand to assist local police with investigations related to human trafficking. The Security Bureau is actively working to rescue three additional individuals still unaccounted for in Southeast Asia. Since last year, 28 cases of Hong Kong residents facing similar issues have been reported, with 25 now safely returned home.