A Hong Kong resident who was rescued from a scam farm in Myanmar departed Thailand on Tuesday and was on her way back home, according to the Security Bureau.
Members of the bureau’s dedicated task force met with her in Bangkok on Tuesday morning and were glad to see that she was in good health before she took her flight back to Hong Kong this afternoon, the bureau said in a statement.
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“She expressed gratitude for the active coordination and liaison of the dedicated task force with relevant units of the Thai authorities, as well as for the assistance of different parties that enabled her to return to Hong Kong shortly after her rescue to reunite with her family as soon as possible,” the statement reads.
The bureau said its task force was continuing to actively work for the safe return of the remaining nine Hong Kong residents who are believed to be detained in scam farms in Southeast Asian countries.
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The bureau also thanked various parties, including the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Chinese Embassy in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, the Chinese Embassy in the Kingdom of Thailand, the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Chiang Mai, the Consulate-General of Myanmar in Hong Kong, the Royal Thai Consulate-General, Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Bangkok, and relevant Thai authorities for their support and assistance.