According to Police media, In an operation on Wednesday(July 21), police detained nine Vietnamese women for alleged involvement in vice-related crimes.
The police stated on Friday that officers from the Criminal Investigation Department(CID) and three police divisions raided numerous apartments in two condos along Middle Road.
The Police said:
“Preliminary investigations revealed that the women had allegedly provided sexual services via an online vice website and have committed an offence under the Women’s Charter,”
6 of them are between the ages of 22 and 31, the 6 women will have their short-term visit passes cancelled and deported. The Police are still investigating the other 3.
Under the Women’s Charter, any person who knowingly solicits, receives or agrees to receive any gratification as an inducement or reward for providing any service, and who by providing that service does or will aid the prostitution of another person (being a woman or girl), shall be guilty of an offence, and shall on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years and a fine not exceeding $100,000.Â
All property owners also have a responsibility to ensure that such illicit activities do not take place in their properties. They should exercise vigilance and look out for suspicious or dubious tenants.