SHAM SHUI PO
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If you are looking at the black side of Sham Shui Po, it's a district for "low-priced" prostitute.
One-woman brothel: (一樓一鳳): By Hong Kong law it is illegal for two or more prostitutes to work in the same premises.
As a result, the most common form of legal prostitution in Hong Kong is the so-called "one-woman brothel", where one woman receives customers in her apartment.
Tools of the trade hang inside the work apartment of sex worker "Miss F" in Sham Shui Po
Customers can choose prostitutes from various nationalities (left). Blatant signs direct customers to rooms rented by the hour (right).
Shum Shui Po had become a refuge of criminals and gamblers.
Illegal activities such as smuggling and gambling were common there.
Quasi-legitimate mahjong house involves the operation of both legitimate and illegitimate
Mahjong houses in Sham Shui Po:
Legitimate Mahjong house (must close before midnight; 12 to 12)
Illegitimate Mahjong house (24 hours)
Quasi-legitimate Mahjong House = Legal Mahjong house + Illegal Mahjong house
How does the quasi-legitimate gambling house work?
Starts off with the legal gambling house (public venue with licence).
Very big (30-70 tables); well decorated outside and inside.
Triad/Non-triad staff legally working there
Open to all (male dominant; different ethnicities)
Expensive food and beverages on offer for customers. Can call taxis for those who need to
travel far afterwards.
Mahjong machine tables and cameras to combat cheating.
Winner has to ‘Chow Seui’ (5%)
