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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 ; 23 years ago (2002) Current status Active Sex141 is the most active information network in Hong Kong for sex workers, established in 2002 as ...
Hong Kong and Macau are special administrative regions of China and subject to different laws: prostitution in Hong Kong is legal, as is prostitution in Macau. This has led to a higher incidence of prostitution in these regions than in mainland China. Women travel from mainland China to Hong Kong and Macau in order to engage in the trade. There ...
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 ...
Tung Choi Street (Chinese: 通菜街; pinyin: Tōngcài Jiē; Jyutping: tung1 coi3 gaai1; Cantonese Yale: tūng choi gāai) is a street situated between south of Sai Yeung Choi Street and Fa Yuen Street in Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is one of the most well-known street markets in Hong Kong.
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 ...
Wo Shing Wo or WSW (Chinese: 和勝和; Jyutping: wo4 sing3 wo4) is the oldest of the Wo Group triad societies, and is the triad with the longest history in Hong Kong. According to the Hong Kong police, the triad is involved in extortion, drug trafficking, gambling and prostitution. [2] Wo Shing Wo was established in Sham Shui Po in 1930.
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