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Police today (July 23) executed closure orders against four villas in Yuen Long with an aim to eradicating vice related activities in the district.
Officers from Yuen Long Special Duty Squads together with court appointed Bailiffs executed the closure orders against the four villas located on Hop Yick Road, Hong King Street and Tai Tong Road in Yuen Long at about 11 am this morning.
The four closed premises were found again to be consistently involved in vice-related activities in the past four to 16 months.
Police have successfully raided the premises and arrested 10 men and 23 women between August 2005 and March 2007. Eleven of the arrested persons have been prosecuted and sentenced to four to 10 months in jail after conviction of managing a vice establishment.
Under the Crimes Ordinance, closure of premises could be carried out when vice related offences were committed in the same place within a period ranging from four to 16 months after a conviction of similar offences.
In 2006, Police have arrested more than 470 people for vice related offences in various anti-vice operations conducted in Yuen Long District.
A Police spokesman stressed that rigorous action would be taken continuously against vice activities.
Police Report No. 4
Ends/Monday, July 23, 2007
Issued at HKT 12:14
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