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AFRO Annual Report (2016.07-2017.06)

Chairperson's Report

From volunteer to staff member to Chairperson, before I even realised, it had been more that 20 years since I joined AFRO. Witnessing the development of the organisation  -- from a  organisation with only 2-3 staff members, to now with 5 full-time and one half-time staff members, I can tell that our work is recognised. And I am grateful for all the support and encouragement.

Witnessing the changes in the organisation, seeing that sex workers now know better about protecting themselves, and that they are now somehow better understood, on behalf of AFRO, I would like to thank all current and former staff members and volunteers of  AFRO for their endeavour.

Yet, there has not been any change in sex work related laws. Sex workers still have to deal with their clients all by themselves and thus live in fear. Every now and then we still hear about sex workers being robbed or not paid after providing services. Some are even injured. It is indeed not difficult to understand how helpless they are.

But in any case, we won’t let frustration beat us down. We will still strive for decriminalisation of sex worker and better protection for sex workers. As the very first sex workers’ support group in Hong Kong, we promise that we will always and unreservedly work for our belief: sex workers, like all human beings, should be respected and protected.

Victoria CHEUK

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