A Hong Kong task force met Thai police and tourism officials on Tuesday as part of efforts to recover a dozen city residents lured into working at scam factories in Southeast Asia, with the chief executive commending the delegation’s progress.
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City leader John Lee Ka-chiu said the task force had achieved “some positive results”, noting he had seen “strong attention and commitment” from Thai authorities.
He said the Hong Kong government had been using “all possible means” to rescue the victims, such as capitalising on its connections with Interpol and established international anti-narcotics operations.
“[The details of the investigations] are not being made public, as this could affect the process of tracing the capital flow and helping the captives,” he said before his weekly meeting with the Executive Council, a key decision-making body.
Lee added that the Security Bureau would consider whether to upgrade its travel warning for Thailand.
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On Tuesday morning, Undersecretary for Security Michael Cheuk Hau-yip and his task force met Thatchai Pitaneelaboot, a senior inspector general with the Royal Thai Police.
