A Hong Kong woman has been rescued from a scam farm in Myanmar, with the city’s Security Bureau vowing to ensure she will return home as soon as possible.
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The bureau confirmed the rescue on Sunday evening, hours after Thai media reported authorities in the country had rescued the 31-year-old Hongkonger.
She was found on the Myanmar side of the border near Thailand’s Tak province.
The woman was believed to have been a victim of human trafficking in connection with a Chinese scam call centre operating out of Myanmar.
A spokesman for the bureau said she had now arrived in Thailand and would return to Hong Kong shortly.
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“The Security Bureau confirmed that another Hong Kong resident who was captured for illegal work in Myanmar was rescued and arrived in Thailand smoothly,” a spokesman said on Sunday evening.
“The task force has been in contact with the relevant Thai authorities and the rescued Hong Kong resident, and arrangements will be made for the Hong Kong resident to return to Hong Kong as soon as possible.”