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Interviewed by the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups in 2019, members of the "STAR Theatre" shared how drama education enabled rehabilitated people to realize their potential. Through performing their own stories, they had a chance to look back to the past and start a new life. Thus, drama also allowed the general public to enter to the world of rehabilitated people and promote social inclusion.
The Wen Wei Po in 2018 reported, "The Society of Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention, Hong Kong (SRACP) used the form of theatre to let audiences understand the hardships of rehabilitated people when they integrate into society, and at the same time promoted the concept of crime prevention. Compared with traditional talks, the format of musicals was more novel and interesting. It also allowed participants to express their emotions beyond words."
Keung revealed in an interview by HK01, "I have been sent to prison for 16 times. I was a drug addict who did not have a proper job and home. In the past ten years, I quitted drug and started a new life. Later, I joined the "STAR Theatre" organized by The Society of Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention, Hong Kong to share my own story. I remembered that a few years ago, when I was watching play performed by other rehabilitated people as an audience, I burst into tears for it recalled my own experience."
