The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of the People's Republic of China is a destination and transit territory for men and women trafficked for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor.
Hong Kong is primarily a transit point for illegal migrants, some of whom are subject to conditions of debt bondage, sexual exploitation, and forced labor.
Domestic and transnational criminal organizations carry out sex trafficking in China, including Hong Kong.
[4] One of the contributing factors to Hong Kong's inability to effectively address human trafficking is the government's reluctance to acknowledge the issue.
[6] In 2023 the US report noted that Hong Kong was at Tier 2, while China was one of eleven countries which were seen as having a documented government policy or pattern of human trafficking.
Women who agree to act as witnesses for the prosecution are granted immunity and allowed to return to their home country without being charged for illegal entry or breach of condition of stay.
Short “publicity messages” promoting the employment rights and benefits of foreign domestic workers are advertised in local newspapers (in various languages) and on television.