Hong Kong Teenagers Sell Sex For Designer Clothes
July 8, 2011 | In: Information
How far would you go to be able to afford designer clothes? A survey found that one in three teenagers in Hong Kong would consider selling sex for quick money to buy designer clothes. One in 10 students questioned said they had heard of the trend and many said they knew fellow students who had done it. 87 percent of interviewees said they believed teenagers got involved in the practice to earn money to buy designer clothes and branded products.
In a trend called "compensated dating", an increasing number of teenagers the fashion-conscious city are selling sex to indulge their taste for designer clothes. The issue received media attention after a 19-year-old girl was arrested after a video of her providing sex circulated on the internet, which she did for money towards designer clothes.