Lok Man Rd. Hong Kong Implementers Two local NGOs called AIDS Concern and Action for Reach Out implemented the programme. Funding The two NGOs' fundraising activities have been augmented by partial sponsorship from the Hong Kong Government's AIDS Trust Fund. Background The programme reaches out to young women working in the sex industry many of whom are Filipinas - by operating through the night clubs with the support of their owners, sex workers, and other employees. Many women come back for a second or third stint.
Financial reward appears to be the main incentive.
Some women report not knowing what the job involved before their arrival. Most women will not visit a doctor unless they get sick. If symptoms are minor, they will defer seeking treatment until they get back to the Philippines because it is cheaper there, although some women have reported difficulties in accessing sexual health services in the Philippines. Thirteen establishments are fully cooperating and are receiving free supplies of condoms and leaflets. All thirteen agreed to participate in the 1998 World AIDS Day Condom Coaster Campaign, which ran for three weeks.