A Hongkonger has been rescued from a scam farm in a Myanmar border town, days after a top Beijing official said 36 Chinese-run scam gangs are operating in the area.

A 31-year-old Hong Kong woman has been rescued from a call center gang in Myanmar late last week, according to Thai authorities.

A woman has returned to Hong Kong after being rescued from a Myanmar scam park by Thai authorities as family members petitioned the Thai Consulate for help for those who remain, according to campaigners, local media reports and the city government.

Thailand's army says some 260 people believed to have been trafficked and trapped into working in online scam centers are to be repatriated after they were rescued from Myanmar

More than 250 people rescued from so-called scam centres in Myanmar have been handed over to authorities in Thailand.