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Written by: Huang Yongyu
2021-05-10 18:09
Last update date: 2021-05-10 18:09
The incident of a 5-year-old girl being abused to death has aroused public concern. The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Law Chi-kwong, responded to questions from members of the Legislative Council's Welfare Services Committee today (10th). He mentioned that he would study "one social worker per school" in kindergartens. However, he believed that the ratio of each school was different , Such as making unified arrangements, the use of resources or disproportionately.
In addition, he also revealed that it is unlikely to submit legislative proposals to protect children within this legislative year.
A meeting of the Welfare Services Committee met today to explore the mechanism for compulsory reporting of child abuse cases.
Member Tian Beichen suggested at the meeting that it should be strengthened to "one social worker per school" and expanded to all kindergartens in Hong Kong. It is expected that an additional 500 to 600 million yuan will be involved. He believes that child abuse cases can be identified early and it is worth investing resources.
Luo Zhiguang responded that the number of children in different kindergartens varies greatly, up to thousands of people. If "one social worker per school" is arranged uniformly, the use of resources may not meet the proportion, but the bureau will still consider relevant suggestions.
He also added that he would review the "Pilot Plan for Social Work Services for Pre-school Units", including studying whether the plan should be regularized.
The Director of the Bureau of Labor and Welfare, Luo Zhiguangjin, revealed that it is unlikely to submit legislative proposals to protect children within this legislative year.
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As for the legislative proposal for the protection of children, Luo Zhiguang said that it is unlikely to be submitted within the current legislative year. He pointed out that the term of the Legislative Council only lasts until October, which is basically impossible due to time constraints. Moreover, the law itself is controversial. In the legislative process, we have to discuss with different stakeholders.
He also pointed out that although the Law Reform Commission has done part of its work, the focus is not on compulsory reporting. He emphasized that he hopes that the original intent of the legislation will eventually be achieved, and that he never wants to "do bad things with good intentions."
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