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Lyndhurst Terrace and the surrounding area were the location of some of the earliest brothels established in Hong Kong, [14] in the mid-19th century. The Cantonese name of the street, 擺花 (pai fa) literally means "flower arrangement", possibly because of presence of numerous stalls in the area in the mid-19th century, selling flowers [15] to the customers of the nearby brothels. [16]
Sex141 Home page Type of site Directory Available in English, Chinese Owner March Computer Company (defunct) Founder(s) Chan Sai-ngan Revenue HK$60m URL go141.com sex141.com sex141.hk nightlife141.com Commercial Yes Registration Optional Launched 2002 ; 22 years ago (2002) Current status Active Sex141 is the most active information network in Hong Kong for sex workers, established in 2002 as ...
The most visible public venues for sex workers in Hong Kong, especially for tourists, are massage parlours and the so-called "Japanese style night clubs". However, most of the commercial sex worker industry consists of women working in small, usually one-room apartments, usually referred to as "one-woman brothels", the equivalent of the "walk ...
A report called "Correspondence respecting the alleged existence of Chinese slavery in Hong Kong: presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty" was presented to the English Parliament in 1882 concerning the existence of slavery in Hong Kong, of which many were Tanka girls serving as prostitutes or mistresses to westerners. [93]
Box office. HK$9,000,000. Lan Kwai Fong (Chinese: 喜愛夜蒲) is a 2011 Hong Kong film directed by Wilson Chin, [2] starring Shiga Lin, Zo, Jeana Ho, Jason Chan, Gregory Wong and Dada Chan. The film dwelt with subjects that were considered to be "daring" in Hong Kong at the time. The film takes place in the Lan Kwai Fong square, a place known ...
Young Night Drifters (abbreviated YNDs; Chinese: 青少年深宵外展) is a term used by the Government of Hong Kong to refer to adolescents who loiter at night. [1] [2] [3] In the past, a YND was defined as a young person (18 and under) loitering outside buildings at night. [4] However, owing to the fact that the number of YNDs was considered ...
Women in Hong Kong General Statistics Maternal mortality (per 100,000) NA (2010) Women in parliament 15.7% (2012) Women over 25 with secondary education 68.7% (2010) Women in labour force 51.0% (2011) Gender Inequality Index Value NR (2012) Rank NR Global Gender Gap Index Value NR (2012) Rank NR Part of a series on Women in society Society Women's history (legal rights) Woman Animal advocacy ...
Despite being one of the most densely populated places in the world, Hong Kong is a diverse home to over 1,000 animal species, and boasts one third of all bird species in China. Many of these ...