'PR girls are paid $100 an hour to sing and drink with clients. Of course, they
allow their clients to touch their bodies,' a police source said. 'They can
earn extra money by providing various sex services inside the [private] singing
rooms.'
The girls receive only half the fee paid by clients for sex services, which can
cost as little as $100.
On Thursday night, undercover police visited a karaoke club in Tung Choi
Street, Mongkok, where they arrested 30 people including five students aged 16
or 17. Officers arrested more than 40 people, including six students aged 17,
during similar operations last week at two other Mongkok karaoke clubs.
'We believe most nightclubs have triad connections. But investigations revealed
that none of the arrested girls were forced to work as PR girls or offer sex
services to their clients,' another source said.
The raids were carried out as part of an operation against youth-related crime
in Mongkok during the summer school break.
Senior Inspector Lee Kwok-chiu, the district's assistant operations officer,
said police had applied for care and protection orders for the arrested girls.
He said officers would continue to collect information and crack down on
vice-related crimes in the district.
'Students must be cautioned while looking for summer jobs. They should be
alerted about the possibility of falling into traps and being controlled by
criminals to make money,' Senior Inspector Lee said.
'Parents should also be alerted if they notice their children going out
frequently at night or suddenly having a lot of money to buy expensive goods.'
