A child abuse scandal broke out at the "Tongleju" under the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children. Some staff members were suspected of plucking children to the ground or "burying them in walls". At least 35 children were abused, the youngest being only 1 year old. The police have so far arrested a total of Of the 20 people, 18 have been charged with one count of "assault on a child or juvenile in their custody". The case will be heard on the 21st of next month.
More than a month after the incident, Cai Su Shuxian, director-general of the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children, appeared only once last month, saying that he would hire external experts to track down the footage of the institution, and dispatch an additional child care center supervisor to report suspected cases to the police.
As of noon (26th), Xia Mu, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Society for the Protection of Children, and Huang Jiachun, Chairman of the Independent Review Committee, explained the contents of the review report, and pointed out that Cai Su Shuxian's resignation has been accepted.
The "Tongleju" incident caused a sensation in Hong Kong, and further aroused the community's attention to the protection of children, especially the supervision of residential and nursery schools. When the Children's Protection Association completed the first stage of the review report, this article gave an overview of the latest development of child abuse cases in Tongleju , The Society for the Protection of Children has responded for more than a month, and learned about the inner workings of children in Hong Kong.
▼Xia Mu, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Society for the Protection of Children, and Huang Jiachun, Chairman of the Independent Review Committee, presented the review report on January 26▼
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A staff member of the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children was arrested on suspicion of abusing a number of infants and young children in the "Tong Le Ju", an institution located at 387 Portland Street, Mong Kok.
(Tongleju website picture)
On December 24 last year, it was revealed that a staff member of “Tongleju” was suspected of child abuse. The police pointed out at the time that they had received complaints from nearby citizens that a staff member had abused children at the outdoor playground of the institution. After viewing the CCTV footage, they found Some young children have been beaten by the staff, pulled their hair, slapped, knocked to the ground or "buried into walls", etc. So far, at least 35 children have been abused, and all of them have been sent to the hospital for examination.
The case was adjourned to February 21 for further hearing
The police today (25th) arrested two staff members of the residential care home. A total of 20 people have been arrested, all of them are staff members of the residential care home, aged between 23 and 63. 18 of them have been charged with one count of "discipline against children in their custody". or juvenile assault", the case said that the child abuse incident occurred as early as November last year, and the defendants were temporarily released on bail, and the case was adjourned to February 21 for retrial.
"Tongleju" staff arrested
Cai Su Shuxian saw the media last month describing her sadness and regret but did not apologize
It has been more than a month since the incident, the director general of the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children, Cai Su Shuxian, met with the media on December 28 last year. He pointed out that the committee will set up and expand a task force, including independent persons and board members, and external experts have comprehensively tracked down a total of 891 institutions under its jurisdiction. To support the camera; Tong Le Ju will send an additional child care center supervisor to ask all staff to report suspected cases to the police.
She said at the time that she expressed extreme sadness and regret over the incident, but did not apologize for the incident.
SWD dispatched staff to monitor daily work this month
On the 17th of this month, the Social Welfare Department dispatched a special team to the "Tong Le Ju". The members include social workers, nurses and personnel with experience in supervising child care centers. They are stationed at the child care centers every day to closely monitor the daily operations on the spot.
The SWD also dispatched an inter-professional team of more than 20 clinical psychologists, nurses, social workers, etc. to the center to investigate and inspect the operation, including reviewing work records and observing the behavior, health and emotional conditions of the 70 children in the center one by one .
The SWD has also issued a written warning and correction instructions to the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children, requesting to strengthen the supervision and monitoring of front-line staff, and has requested the Children's Society to submit a review report before today (25th). Exclusions will take further regulatory action under the law.
The Social Welfare Department will be stationed at the "Tongleju" on January 17
There are only two non-profit-making residential nurseries in Hong Kong, and the majority of them have about 100 places.
At present, there are only "Children's Home" and the Po Leung Kuk Infant Section providing non-profit residential nurseries in Hong Kong. There are only over 100 places in Hong Kong. All admission cases need to be referred by the central government.
According to the information of “Tongleju”, mainly infants and young children aged 0 to 3 include abandoned infants, orphans, referred by the court, or from families with problems. Currently, a total of 104 infants and young children are receiving care.
More than 6,000 registered child care workers on the job
According to the requirements of the Child Care Services Ordinance and the Child Care Services Regulations, day child care centres serving children under the age of three are required to employ registered child care workers and child care centre supervisors with a training course certificate approved by the Director of Social Services or equivalent qualifications Take care of young children.
According to government figures, in 2019-2020, there are more than 550 child care centres in Hong Kong, and industry insiders estimate that there are more than 6,000 "on-the-job" registered child care workers in Hong Kong.
According to industry insiders, child care workers generally only need to have Form 5 or above and complete approved training courses to be registered, and child care workers can be promoted to senior child care workers. If they obtain a special care-related diploma, they can become special children. The staff, and then the director of the child care center; the salary is similar to the monthly salary of the basic kindergarten teacher, and the monthly salary of the child care worker and child care center director ranges from HK$23,000 to over HK$40,000. Keeping people? No prospects and hard work, you have to be good-natured, and the outside world feels like you are just a little boy, with low acceptance, so it is better to work hard as a kindergarten teacher in the future fruit class."
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