To family and friends, David Wong is just regular Hongkonger who has settled comfortably into retirement. Only clients share his big secret: he has operated as a sex worker in Hong Kong for the past 20 years.
“I love massage”, says Wong, now 67-years-old, who provides both sex and massage services to his male clients. As a young man, he often visited massage parlours in mainland China.
“When I retired, I had a few months feeling [restless] without anything to do. So I was thinking to myself, why not learn about massage techniques and become a freelance massage technician and a sex worker?”
As a “massage technician” – a euphemism for male prostitutes who provide same-sex services – Wong normally looks for clients via gay dating apps. He provides various services priced between HK$500-800.