"For runaways, economic resources are the biggest problem," says Hsu Fu-sheng. The employment market for young people is very limited, and if they spend long stretches of time wandering the streets, young men are very easily absorbed into gangs and a life of crime, while young women can easily be led into prostitution.
「一旦逃家，經濟來源是最大的問題，」許福生指出，青少年的就業市場有限，若是長期放蕩街頭，男孩子很容易被幫派吸收，從事非法工作，女生則容易走上援交賣淫一途。