Article 310 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that anyone who knowingly provides a criminal with a hiding place or property to help him escape or give false testimony to cover up shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance; If the circumstances are serious, they shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years.
According to the provisions of Article 362 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), when the public security organs investigate and deal with prostitution and whoring activities, if the personnel of hotels, catering services, cultural and entertainment industries, taxi industry and other units tipped off criminals, they shall be convicted and punished in accordance with the provisions of Article 310 of this Law.