She added that reality television star Jade Goody's experience has had an effect on women under 25 coming forward, but not as much on the 25 to 29-year-old age group.

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Particularly revealing is the scene where the evil Jade Fox (veteran kung-fu movie star Cheng Pei-pei) decries the fact that she couldn't read, while her student Jen could and therefore surpassed the teacher in achievement and skill.

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