Thai tourist recalls her sex slavery ordeal in Hong Kong
The ordeal of a Thai woman sexually attacked after being lured to HK highlights the problems the police face in battling human trafficking
When Nong packed her bags for a trip to Hong Kong in 2009, she knew she would miss her three young children and husband in Thailand but felt a short break would do her good.
The lure of a visit to Disneyland or Ocean Park was just too good for the likeable 25-year-old to pass up.
But just hours after she arrived in the city, Nong (not her real name) was plunged into a nightmare that involved kidnap, rape, and threats to her family back home.
Her descent into Hong Kong's heart of darkness began after a new friend she had met in Thailand offered her an all-expenses paid trip here. They flew to Chek Lap Kok together and headed for a flat in Jordan.
But instead of dumping her bags and heading out to sightsee, Nong was locked in a room, held down against her will by her "friend", two prostitutes and another woman, and raped by two men, one after the other, who each paid HK$100 for five minutes. She screamed and tried to escape but the four women overpowered her.
Nong wanted to call the police but the prostitutes, also from Thailand, pleaded with her not to because they were also victims of trafficking. They told her that she must have sex with 60 customers to repay her debt and then she could start earning money for herself. When the second man had finished and the four women had left the room, Nong climbed out of the second-floor flat window and dashed to the nearest police station.
