From time to time, AFRO receives reports from fellow sisters stating that they had experienced thefts or "dine and dash ". Occasionally, fellow sisters complain that other sex workers commit thefts and the victims may be their clients or fellow sisters.
 
Recently, we have been informed by a fellow sister that there were several theft and robbery cases happened in hotels in Tsim Sha Tsui. The situation is found rampant.
 
In these cases, some stole properties from fellow sisters when they were not paying attention, some robbed them with weapons, while some took pictures of fellow sisters and threatened them not to call the police. They understand that most sex workers are afraid of revealing their identity and usually dare not report to the police. Sex workers therefore are once and again targeted.
 
Theft and robbery are both criminal offences. No matter what the victim’s identity is, it should not affect the punishment that the offender should receive.
 
Once again, we would like to encourage fellow sisters to come forward and report the cases. In addition to reclaim their properties and dignity, this is also to send a warning to the offenders, and to reduce the chance of other sisters becoming victims of crime. We understand that the case reporting process is complicated and takes time. If needed, we can accompany our fellow sister to go through the process, and to assist them to understand the legal issues, hoping that it will help reduce fear so that fellow sisters can bravely strive for dignity.