I pass by King Hing Building in Argyle Street every week but didn't know there were over 100 cubicles in there. They arrested nearly 100 suspected sex workers, including 17 Russians and seven Thai transgender women in one of Hong Kong’s biggest anti-vice crackdowns,
Seems they got arrested for working here for:
- working here on a tourist visa
- illegally subdivided cubicles
- 14K triad-linked pimping (they weren't working for themselves)
Sex costed HK$600 (US$77), she kept HK$300 to HK$400 and the rest went to the syndicates for the cost of the room and other services. The entire operation could rake in as much as HK$260 million a year
More links:
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko ... sted-hong-kong-anti
http://www.ejinsight.com/2018013 ... d-in-mong-kok-raid/
https://lepetitjournal.com/hong- ... de-hong-kong-222243 (in French)