Apologies guys - missed your answers:
In short, just a concerned citizen per say.
I had been investigating to understand what happened in such circumstances:
Per say, an independant HK girl would have no issue. But once this is becoming organized, it is deemed illegal. In such context, as the girls are from another country, the usual practice is look into their immigration records. As this is official work, it is considered a problem unless an appropriate working visa is issued (so typically a stripper in a Wanchai Venue would possibly have an "entertainer" Visa - assimilated to a Dancer).
Yet in this case, the girls are coming over a tourist Visa, so any income made is illegal from the perspective of immigration. For such case, the usual practice is to simply send the girl back after a period of detention at an immigration detention facility (between a week to 45 days), usually paired with a $Fine and a blacklist record to enter HK (which last 1-5 years usually). During this period, their personal things are simply seized until they land back in their home country, but have the ability to use the facility phone to contact their family.
I am guessing, even if you are close to the girls, i doubt they d remember your number by heart to help them while in HK. As well, wether this is human trafficking or a matter of supporting their family or lifestyle, i doubt their Thai friends or parents would be able to do anything from remote.
Now -the situation is a little more difficult as COVID and pandemic are also present. this naturally delays any return to their home country and prevent family or friends to come here to assist. Be aware the HK law would allow you to go visit once a month (15 min), if you are lucky enough to have their personal information (name and last name, or ID of some form and so on). You'd need to go through the HK police to first get an appointment
NGO wise, they are a few on the ground to assist. The one i am in touch with is called Branches of Hope: They focus on victims of human trafficking. In this case, this may be the best bet - at least i hope.
To the earlier post - I also wish they re safe and sound given the situation. We can t be selfish a these times. | |
