141 stands for 1 girl for 1 guy (I think). It is illegal for a girl to work for a pimp (she has to be self-employed). It is also illegal to work in a brothel. In other words, there can only be one self-employed girl in each room. Even if you had more than one girl in one room, you would still not be breaking any laws, but she would.
Welcome to H.K.! You'll find that H.K. is as close to Utopia as you can get. H.K. has very little violent crime, a highly educated populace (many speak English), the H.K. dollar is undervalued (your Euro/USD goes a long way here), there is no capital gains tax, no sales tax, and no tax on foreign-earned income. The police were probably there to protect you, not hassle you. Keep in mind that most guys that are mongering are carrying at least 400 HKD in their pocket so they were probably there to deter pickpockets. If they ask to look at your I.D., it is only to look for illegal immigrants. They mainly only want to look at the girls' I.D. to look for visa overstayers from China/Thailand/Phillipines. If they ask for your I.D., it is only because you also happen to be there, too. So relax and have fun

I used to be really uptight, but I'm slowing learning to relax. Trust me, you'll have a lot more fun
Cheers,
drjoker.
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