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It Changed My Life: Growing up in the red-light district
Charmaine Leung has penned a book about what it's like growing up in a red light district
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The Chinese phrase stuck in her mind after Charmaine Leung first heard it while watching a Hong Kong drama serial.
Then in her teens, she told herself she had to chu ren tou di, which means to achieve success and stand head and shoulders above others.
