{"id":33516,"date":"2025-09-30T16:58:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T08:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2025\/09\/30\/hksar-govt-strongly-opposes-u-s-so-called-report-on-trafficking-in-persons\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T16:58:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T08:58:00","slug":"hksar-govt-strongly-opposes-u-s-so-called-report-on-trafficking-in-persons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2025\/09\/30\/hksar-govt-strongly-opposes-u-s-so-called-report-on-trafficking-in-persons\/","title":{"rendered":"HKSAR gov&#39;t strongly opposes U.S. so-called report on trafficking in persons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>China&#8217;s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Tuesday vehemently objected to the groundless remarks about the so-called Hong Kong in the Trafficking in Persons Report 2025 of the U.S. Department of State.<br \/>A spokesperson for the HKSAR government said that the HKSAR government vehemently opposed and resolutely refuted the categorically false and baseless remarks in the so-called report on Hong Kong&#8217;s efforts to tackle trafficking in persons (TIP).<br \/>&#8220;TIP has never been a prevalent problem in Hong Kong, and there has never been any sign that Hong Kong is being actively used by syndicates as a destination or transit point for TIP. 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