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Child abuse case at Tongleju | SWD will send a special team to station every day, and it will not rule out further regulatory actions

2022-01-14T08:22:47.046Z


The "Tongleju" child abuse case under the umbrella of the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children involved 29 young children. So far, 16 childcare workers involved in the case have been charged with "assault on a child or young person under their care". Social Welfare Department today (14th


The "Tongleju" child abuse case under the umbrella of the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children involved 29 young children. So far, 16 childcare workers involved in the case have been charged with "assault on a child or young person under their care".


The Social Welfare Department announced today (14th) that it will dispatch a special team to the child care center in question next Monday (17th), including social workers, nurses and personnel with experience in supervising child care centers. of daily operations.

The SWD will continue to follow up the incident seriously and, depending on the results of various investigations, will not rule out taking further regulatory actions in accordance with the law.


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The Social Welfare Department stated that it will dispatch a special team to the child care center in question next Monday (17th). Members include social workers, nurses and personnel with experience in supervising child care centers. To ensure that the operation of the centres is in line with service quality and implement effective improvement measures to ensure that children are properly cared for.

The improvement plan and operation situation of the team will operate to the center in compliance with the requirements of the SWD.

The SWD stated that it had taken a series of actions, including dispatching an inter-professional team of more than 20 clinical psychologists, nurses, social workers, etc. to the center to investigate and inspect the operation on the 27th of last month, including reviewing work records, and The behaviour, health and emotional status of the 70 children in the centre were observed individually to ensure they were stable.

He also met with the executive committee and management of the agency on the 28th of last month to listen to the agency's report on the incident and follow-up work.

The SWD stated that it has strengthened the inspection center and continued the investigation, issued a written warning and correction instructions to the agency, asked to strengthen the supervision and monitoring of front-line staff, and asked the agency to submit a review report before January 25.

The SWD will continue to follow up the incident seriously and, depending on the results of various investigations, will not rule out taking further regulatory actions in accordance with the law.

Child abuse case at Tong Le Ju | The serious crime team went to Tong Le Ju in Mong Kok to search for evidence and seize child abuse cases such as rattles, finger sticks, etc. | Police charged 2 female child care workers again on Thursday, and 16 people have been charged since then Tongleju child abuse case|Police detained 2 more child care workers, a total of 16 people were arrested

Source: hk1

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