Erotic Romance of West Quarry ﹣everything happened at a particular time and in a particular space in history. In the past, erotic affairs were decent enough to be mentioned in public. There were even “Flower Papers” (erotic newspapers, such as , which gave thorough reports on news about West Quarry. They left a precious record of memory of that period to later generations. In my time, high-class prostitutes (prostitutes) still enjoyed a bit of social prestige, while the lower-class prostitutes (whores) were being looked down on by the society. At that time, as China was ravaged by frequent natural disasters and wars, the prostitutes from West Quarry often stood at the front line of social campaigns. To help save the country, they organized charity bazaars and singing performances to raise money, and even donated money on their own. Their actions got them the praise of the society. The splendid and high-profile open beauty contest especially for the erotic beauties from Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau was also accepted by the public. (The contest was called “The Top Flower Contest”, and at the contest, a “Queen of the Flower Kingdom” was selected.) This was a legendary page in the history of old Hong Kong.