2023 Letters

Nov 13: A most moving letter from a local HK man in prison for drug trafficking .... his story of how drugs have ruined his own life and that of his family: English   Chinese

 

Nov 6:  Letter in English from local mother of two in prison for drug trafficking charge ...her story and her warning to others not to make the same mistake

 

Oct 31:  Letter from a local HK man in prison for drug trafficking ...his background story, his hard life in prison, his warning to others not to make the same mistake: 
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Oct 23: Illustrated letter from 28 year old local HK woman in prison on a drug trafficking charge ... her sad story ... the hardships of prison life ....the effects on her family ...her warning to others not to make the same mistake - Will I ever see my daughter again? - English   Chinese

 

Oct 12: One of the saddest letters I have ever posted ... from a young HK man ....  abusive family background ....school day involvement with triads and drug trafficking ... broken relationship ... remorse .... strong desire to stop others making the same mistake: English  Chinese

 

Oct 4 & Nov 2: Letters by a local HK man about his involvement in a financial crime. Not a drug case, but like drug letters ... as a warning to others not to make the same mistake. See his previous letter of Aug 26, below

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Oct 3: High risk, formidable danger - a most eloquent letter from a local HK man in prison for drug trafficking ... his tragic story ... the desolation of being in detention .... his warning to others not to be tempted to make quick money by illegal means: English  Chinese

 

Aug29: Reflections of a  21 year old local HK man in prison for drug trafficking: how his family got caught up in drugs ... as a warning and hope that other families are not devastated by drugs:  (The man's mother is also in prison in HK for drug trafficking)
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Aug 26: Letter by a local HK man about his involvement in a financial crime. Not a drug case, but like drug letters ... as a warning to others not to make the same mistake. 

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August 12: Letter from a local HK man in prison for drug trafficking: From Remitting to Remand - 從緩刑到還押

August 11: Letter from 21 year old local HK man in prison for drug trafficking: Momentary Greed, Long Term Consequences  - 貪婪一時   惡果長遠

 August 1: Moving letter in English and Portuguese from 24 year old Brazil mother of five in prison in HK for drug trafficking ...with details of how she swallowed the drug capsules: English  Portuguese

July 23: Very sad letter from an African woman in prison in HK for drug trafficking. Her moving story, her hardships in detention ... and her warning to others not to make the same mistake. Illustrated here-  A mother's plea: beware the false promises of drug traffickers *** Chinese translation

June 28-30: Three letters in Chinese by a local HK man about his involvement in a money collection crime. Not a drug case, but like drug letters ... as a warning to others not to make the same mistake. 

Details of the case:
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Life in prison:
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Warning to others:
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May 31: Letter from a young HK man in prison for drug trafficking .... his warning to others not to make the same mistake:

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May 26: Letter from a 35 year old local HK woman, illustrated by Voice for Prisoners team, describing how she got into drug taking ... and the devastating effects this had on her health and her family. Here 

 

May 28: Letter from a Filipina in prison for drug trafficking ....warning Filipinas and Indonesians about the danger of friendship with Nigerian men in HK ... and see her previous letter, below, April 4:

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May 18: Letter from local HK man in prison for drug trafficking ... set up to collect parcel of drugs: English   Chinese

 

 

April 11: Letter from a young local Chinese HK man in prison for drug trafficking....his story as a warning to others:
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April 4: Letter from a local Chinese HK lady in prison for drug trafficking .... her story as a warning to others:
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April 4: Moving letter ....not easy to read but powerful .... from a Filipina in prison for drug trafficking ....how she urgently needed money for medical treatment ....but now realises that getting money from a drug job was not the way to go ... as a warning to others not to make the same mistake:
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April: Letter in Chinese by a local woman in prison for a drug trafficking charge ... her story as a warning to others not to get involved in the drug trade:
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March 18 & April 16: Letters from a local HK man in prison for drug trafficking. His story as a warning to others not to make the same mistake: 

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Jan 22 & Feb 19: Letters from young HK woman in prison on drug trafficking charge .... sharing her story as a warning to others not to make the same mistake:

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