BEN Chan, a 19-year-old junior in a hair salon, is the other half of the teenage pregnancy story, one that gets scant attention.
When he was just 17, Ben became a father. His girlfriend was 15, under the legal age to even have sex.
Ben is one of hundreds of teenage boys who every year find themselves faced with the trauma of their girlfriend's unwanted pregnancy. While official help exists for teenage mothers, there is no specific advice available for fathers.
Not only is there little counselling, if the girl is under 16, the boy faces prosecution for having sex with an underage girl. The maximum penalty is five years' imprisonment.
For Ben, his girlfriend's pregnancy was the beginning of a nightmare. He came from a poor family and his parents divorced when he was still a child. She had run away from home. The couple started living together two years ago.
At the time his girlfriend became pregnant, Ben, who left school after Form Three, was juggling several part-time jobs: in a hair salon, a pizza restaurant and a warehouse.