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Police arrested seven persons in an anti-vice operation in North Point early this (April 15) morning.

During the five-hour operation ended at 3 am today, officers from Anti-Triad Unit and Special Duty Squad of Hong Kong Island Region raided a sauna parlour in a building at 250 King's Road, North Point.

Two men and five women, aged between 25 and 35, were arrested for assisting in managing a vice establishment after prostitution services were suspected to have been offered at the parlour.

They are being detained for enquiries.

Thirty masseuses, aged between 25 and 40, were also brought to North Point Police Station to assist investigation.

Police Report No. 1

Issued by PPRB

End/0620 hours, Saturday, April 15, 2000 (WN/CC)

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