Prostitution in Hong Kong

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Introduction------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3

Overall situation around the world------------------------------------------------------------------3

Situation in Hong Kong----------------------------------------------------------------------------------4

Main issue addressed-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6

Situation in particular countries; and

How if Hong Kong adopt policies from them---------------------------------------------------------7

Conclusion------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10

References------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12

Introduction

Prostitution, a noun brings negative meaning to most people, is one of the oldest professions (Chambliss, 2011) which may surprise people. Because it means that sex trading is existing for a long period of time: people are willing to pay for sex. Some claim that it is immoral to do so (Jeffreys, 1997). So some regulations are introduced to punish mainly the sellers in some of the regions and countries. This “bad” image we put on them can explain that why it contains negative feeling means to most publics. At the same time, some argue that sex worker is a kind of jobs and those involved in, their rights should be protected by the society, by law (Delacoste & Alexander, 1987). As a result, there are different responses, different countries or regions, toward prostitution. How is the situation in Hong Kong? Is there any enhancement if changes being made? These will be answered in the following part.

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