“My experiences here have really broken down stereotypes and assumptions. A lot of people assume that girls enter the sex industry because they are materialistic; but more often than not, girls are forced into the industry because of insecurities, external pressure and circumstances. We may all see what’s on the surface, but what’s underneath is so much more complex and nuanced. I have learned to cast away judgment and to listen openly. The girls that we work with are generally between 13-29 years old - an age group that falls squarely within the exploration stage; they are confused, lost and searching for their own identity. Sometimes the girls share stories of sexual harassment, abuse and aggressive behaviour. I try to stay strong when listening to these heartbreaking stories; because what they need is courage and someone to walk through these challenges with them. There has been a slight shift in mindset in Hong Kong in recent years, but there is still a lot of stigma around the topic of sex workers and sex generally. At Teen’s Key we are really working to mobilise this change in perspectives, and to influence and educate our society. We are currently an all girls power team of eleven, and we are like family!”

「我喺呢度嘅經歷真係打破咗好多既有嘅觀念同假設。好多人會假設女仔從事性行業係因為佢哋貪慕虛榮，但其實好多時，佢哋係因為覺得迷惘、外間壓力同埋個人處境，迫於無奈入咗呢行。我哋可以睇到哂件事表面上係咁，但其實背後有好多嘢唔係咁簡單。我學識喺呢啲時候唔去批判，只係用心去聽佢哋講。我哋服務嘅女仔通常由13歲去到29歲，佢哋喺呢個年紀正正係摸索嘅階段，喺度認識緊自己，會覺得困惑同迷惘。有時佢哋會講起自己被性騷擾、性侵犯同埋暴力對待嘅經歷，聽到呢啲令人心酸嘅事，我要保持堅強，因為佢哋需要嘅係勇氣，同埋知道有人可以陪佢哋去面對。近呢幾年香港社會嘅風氣有咗少少改變，但對性工作者同埋性呢樣嘢仍然係有好多偏見。我哋喺青躍嘅工作，正正係希望去推動社會觀念上嘅改變，去教育同埋影響社會大眾。我哋目前嘅工作團隊係全女班，有十一個女仔，好似一家人咁﹗