A Hong Kong court has sentenced a 70-year-old gang member to a year in prison for forcing two Thai women into prostitution, after they fell for job scams claiming to be hiring massage therapists and were trafficked from Thailand to the city in 2023.The District Court heard on Monday that Chiu Hon-leung ordered other gang members to lock the two women in a flat in Yau Ma Tei’s Temple Street and forced them to engage in sex work after they arrived in Hong Kong on February 7, 2023.The two women, both in their forties at the time, alerted the Thai consulate in Hong Kong and were found by police the next day.
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MON · 2026-06-22 · 08:30 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0622-86336
NSR-2026-0622-86336News Report·EN·Legal & Judicial
1 year in prison for gang member who forced 2 Thai women into prostitution in Hong Kong
A 70-year-old gang member, Chiu Hon-leung, has been sentenced to one year in prison by a Hong Kong court for forcing two Thai women into prostitution. The women, who were in their forties, were trafficked from Thailand to Hong Kong in 2023 after being lured by job scams offering massage therapist positions.
Fiona ChowSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-22 · 08:30 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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A 70-year-old gang member, Chiu Hon-leung, has been sentenced to one year in prison by a Hong Kong court for forcing two Thai women into prostitution. The women, who were in their forties, were trafficked from Thailand to Hong Kong in 2023 after being lured by job scams offering massage therapist positions. Upon arrival on February 7, 2023, Chiu Hon-leung instructed other gang members to confine the women to a flat on Temple Street in Yau Ma Tei and compel them into sex work. The victims alerted the Thai consulate, and police located them the following day.
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The victims alerted the Thai consulate, leading to their discovery by police.
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The women were locked in a flat on Temple Street and forced into sex work upon arrival.
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The two women were trafficked from Thailand to Hong Kong in 2023 after falling for job scams.
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A 70-year-old gang member was sentenced to one year in prison for forcing two Thai women into prostitution in Hong Kong.
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