Nancy Kwan as the titular prostitute in The World of Suzie Wong.
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Then & Now
Hong Kong’s Western brothel madams – separating truth from urban legend
- From the mid-19th century onwards all licensed brothels in the British colony were run by women
- American madam Rosalie Lewis, part of a prisoner exchange from Stanley internment camp in 1942, sent reassuring letters to the families of her fellow POWs
Nancy Kwan as the titular prostitute in The World of Suzie Wong.