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14 Oct 2013

Author:
Vítor Quintã, Macau Business Daily

Govt rejects complicity in child sex tourism [Macau; China]

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The government has rejected allegations that public officials’ complicity is making life easier for child traffickers linked to sexual tourism. The Human Trafficking Deterrent Measures Concern Committee told media there is no evidence of involvement or complicity of officials in human trafficking...No human trafficking case was detected in gaming venues, the Macau body said in its statement. The number of human trafficking cases reported is growing because the security forces have become better at tackling it, the committee added. Macau “is not immune to human trafficking, which is a worldwide scourge” and its position as a tourism destination only makes it more attractive, the committee said. The agency said all cases of human trafficking reported here, including those involving minors, were linked to sexual exploitation.

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