Hong Kong prostitutes turn to mobile phones to pull in punters

HONG KONG (AFP) - Prostitutes in Hong Kong have gone hi-tech and are advertising their services through cell-phone voice messages, a report said.

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 the 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.