Hong Kong’s security authorities have dispatched another team of officials to assist a local man who was said to be trapped in Thailand after he was released from a scam compound in Myanmar.
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Former district councillor Andy Yu Tak-po, who has been aiding families of local victims trafficked to Southeast Asia, revealed on Tuesday that the man, released from Myanmar on Sunday, might be detained in the Thai capital of Bangkok for weeks before being able to return.
Without naming Yu, Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung thanked an unnamed person for providing “psychological assistance” to victims’ families on Tuesday, but cautioned him against revealing details before the government’s plans were finalised.
“If anyone has got to know of the situation from victims’ families, but publicised what [the families] have said before grasping a holistic view of our plans, this might not be good for those who have yet to be rescued,” Tang warned, adding the family of the latest victim to be freed did not pay a ransom to secure his release from the scam farm.
Tang confirmed his bureau had on Tuesday dispatched to Bangkok another team from a task force dedicated to rescuing Hongkongers stuck in illegal work in Southeast Asian countries, to aid the 29-year-old man’s return.
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The minister also confirmed that the staff from the Chinese embassy in Bangkok had met with the released Hongkonger, adding that a representative from the Thai consulate in the city had earlier promised to help this man return to Hong Kong.