Hong Kong police are investigating whether a teenage girl who went missing for several weeks had been involved in cross-border scam farm activities, with mobile phone traces showing she had been in Cambodia before she was found safe.
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Hong Kong identity card holder Wu Peishan, 17, had left her hometown of Haifeng in Guangdong province on July 1 for a leisure trip to Beihai, Guangxi, accompanied by friends, her father told mainland Chinese media.
He called her directly on July 5 after failing to reach her by other methods. At first, she claimed to be in Shenzhen, but later admitted she was in Beihai.
On July 9, a friend told her mother that she had been out of contact for two days, sparking their concern, reports said.
The teenager’s phone location on July 5 showed she was in Vietnam, according to a police insider.
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The parents found that the girl’s phone location on July 7 was Svay Rieng, a border province in southeastern Cambodia. This was reportedly the location of the last available signal.
The worried parents filed police reports in both Hong Kong and Haifeng.