美国务院2026年人口贩运报告将香港列为第三级 特区政府10月9日发声明反对并公布筛查数字
香港——美国国务院发表《2026年人口贩运报告》，将香港列为第三级（Tier 3）。香港特区政府10月9日发表声明回应，表示强烈反对报告中有关香港打击人口贩运工作的评级和说法，认为评级缺乏根据。双方对香港贩运人口情况的描述存在明显分歧，以下为两方已公开的事实与说法。
报告一方的立场（据特区政府声明转述及报告评级制度）：美国务院的人口贩运报告按各经济体打击贩运的力度分级，第三级为最低级别；报告并一再提出香港应制定专门的贩运人口法例。特区政府在声明中对报告的评级和论述表示反对，称贩运人口在香港从未盛行，亦没有迹象显示香港被犯罪集团用作贩运的目的地或中转站。
特区政府在声明中列举的数据包括：去年，当局对所有经相关部门接触、属贩运风险群组的人士进行初步筛查，包括非法入境者、性工作者、非法劳工、外籍家庭佣工、输入劳工及其他怀疑受害人，全年共进行约12,100次初步筛查，较前一年增加约7%，并辨识出15名贩运受害人。声明指，该15名受害人均为涉及东南亚地区求职骗案的香港居民，政府已迅速安排他们返港、逐一调查个案并对涉案者提出检控。
法例框架方面，特区政府表示，现行法例共有超过50条针对各类贩运行为的条文，提供的保障与部分司法管辖区的专门贩运法例相若；声明认为，每个司法管辖区应有空间自行决定最合适的法律框架，并不存在一刀切的方案。政府又称，当局长期采取主动、多管齐下的策略打击贩运，并投入大量资源，同时加强对外籍家庭佣工的保障。
人口贩运评级属美国务院的年度评估，特区政府过往多次就评级表达反对。今次声明未提及双方有后续沟通安排；报告评级会否影响香港与其他经济体的相关合作安排，有待观察。
来源：据香港政府新闻处2026年10月9日刊出的特区政府声明整理；声明内容为特区政府一方立场，报告原文为美国国务院《2026年人口贩运报告》。
Hong Kong Government Issues Statement Rejecting Tier 3 Ranking in US Trafficking in Persons Report 2026, Citing Screening Figures
HONG KONG — The US Department of State's Trafficking in Persons Report 2026 has placed Hong Kong in Tier 3. The Hong Kong SAR Government issued a statement on October 9 saying it strongly opposes and rejects the rating and the report's characterisation of Hong Kong's anti-trafficking efforts, calling the Tier 3 rating unfounded. The two sides describe the situation differently; the following sets out the published facts and positions of each.
The report ranks economies by their anti-trafficking efforts, with Tier 3 the lowest tier, and — as the Government statement notes — has repeatedly urged Hong Kong to enact dedicated trafficking legislation. In its statement, the HKSAR Government said trafficking in persons has never been prevalent in Hong Kong and that there has never been any sign the city is used by syndicates as a destination or transit point for trafficking.
Figures cited in the Government statement include about 12,100 initial screenings conducted over the past year — a 7% increase on the year before — covering people who came to the attention of relevant departments and were vulnerable to trafficking risks, including illegal immigrants, sex workers, illegal workers, foreign domestic helpers, imported workers and other suspected victims. Fifteen trafficking victims were identified. According to the statement, all 15 were Hong Kong residents involved in employment fraud cases in Southeast Asian countries; the Government said it acted to return them to Hong Kong, investigated their cases and prosecuted those implicated.
On the legal framework, the Government said Hong Kong's current framework comprises over 50 legal provisions against various trafficking conduct, providing safeguards comparable to dedicated trafficking laws in some jurisdictions, and argued that every jurisdiction should have latitude to determine the best framework, with no one-size-fits-all solution. It added that it has long adopted a proactive, multi-pronged strategy, injecting substantial resources into combating trafficking and enhancing protection for foreign domestic helpers.
The trafficking report is an annual US State Department assessment, and the HKSAR Government has objected to its Hong Kong ratings in previous years. The October 9 statement did not mention any follow-up arrangements between the two sides.
Source: Compiled from the HKSAR Government statement published by the Hong Kong Government news service on October 9, 2026; the statement reflects the Government's position, and the rating referred to is from the US Department of State's Trafficking in Persons Report 2026.
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