A co-owner of a Hong Kong travel agency that left almost 600 Filipino domestic workers in the lurch for Christmas refused to answer police questions on Saturday. It comes despite a meeting between Boyce and the Philippine consulate in Hong Kong on Thursday in which a diplomatic source described the co-owner’s tone as contrite. On Sunday Hong Kong police then met consular officials to gather information on Boyce. “We believe the consulate might have had contact ... with the travel agency before. Some 583 people had come forward as of Sunday as victims of the travel agency, according to the consulate.

Source: The Star December 24, 2017 09:22 UTC