I've been secretly investigating this area for the past 11 months with undercover cameras and have loads of information and video clips. I've also "be-friended" and secretly recorded conversations with several of the service providers and the owners to understand more about the business and operations and logistics. And I've also managed to get my hands on a pile of insurance RMT receipts and some acupuncture ones that are demonstrably cases of insurance fraud with the names of all the "Johns" involved many of which I've cross-checked on LinkedIn that work in various tech companies around the area such as AMD, Qualcomm, Huawei, and IBM.
Now, what kind of information have I gathered you might be asking: There are quite a few massage parlors in this plaza and also some that aren't advertised at all they are found through various "hidden" entrances. There's also a few more within minutes drive in various other plazas. These spas employ women that are mainly from China who speak very little english and mostly mandarin.
Some are from HK and can speak cantonese. The majority of them are "on loan" to the owners from China ie. You will "usually" get an actual massage that could range from amateur to professional. However, at some point during the session usually the latter half , you will be asked to flip over and they will ask you what kind of services you want. Some provide additional services for an extra charge ie. These charges go directly to the service provider and not the owner.
Depending on the spa, some service providers actually had to get a "loan" from their real "owners" back in China to be able to travel and work in these specific spas.
Therefore, a portion of the "tips" they make go into the pocket of the devious owners in China to pay down the "loan". Alot of these service providers are enrolled in various English teaching centres as students. You may have noticed these spas are usually situated next to foreign exchange teaching centres.
