/ 29 March 2005

Hong Kong prostitutes go hi-tech

Prostitutes in Hong Kong have gone hi-tech and are advertising their services through cellphone voice messages, a report said Monday.

Prostitutes, who may operate legally from their homes in the southern Chinese enclave, have begun sending out automated messages in which they advertise their addresses and phone numbers.

“Our girls are only doing it part-time but you will like them,” one message reads, according to the South China Morning Post newspaper.

“They are young but very experienced in all kinds of techniques,” it continues, adding that the girls are all from mainland China.

The sex messages came to light when a reader contacted the newspaper to complain she had received repeated spam communications on her phone.

Police are investigating, the report said. — AFP