Child abuse case in Tongleju | Di Zhiyuan said that the management resigned and was responsible for Tian Beichen: It's not a big price!

The child abuse incident at Tong Le Ju, a subsidiary of the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children, was revealed. The Independent Review Committee established by the Society for the Protection of Children submitted a report to the Social Welfare Department today (26th). Layers are neglected.

In the incident, 20 staff members were arrested, Cai Su Shuxian, director-general of the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children, and Cui Huiying, director of "Tongleju", resigned.

Di Zhiyuan, a member of the New Thinking Social Welfare Legislative Council, believes that the management of the organization involved is responsible for the incident, and it is a responsible approach for the management to resign.

He is worried about whether the institution involved can maintain its services, and appeals to the institution to seek professional assistance in operations.

Tian Beichen of the Roundtable on Real Politics believes that resignation is not a big price, and raised four questions. He also quoted a report saying that the organization has had a high turnover of personnel in recent years.

Ge Peifan of the DAB urged the Social Welfare Department to immediately check whether there is child abuse in other centres of the Society for the Protection of Children, and asked the government to set up an independent investigation committee to thoroughly examine the roles and oversight mechanisms of the Society for the Protection of Children and the SWD.

Di Zhiyuan questioned whether the management of Tongleju has sufficient ability to manage the service, and called on Tongleju to be open-minded and allow professionals to assist in operation.

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Di Zhiyuan worried that after the incident, the morale of Tongleju’s staff would be low and might not be able to maintain the service. He also questioned whether the management of Tongleju had sufficient ability to manage the service, and called on Tongleju to be open-minded and allow professionals to assist in operation.

He believes that this time Tong Leju is not a single incident, it is obviously a management problem, and the resignation of the management is a responsible approach.

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Tian Beichen said that the initial report responded to some of the requests, but there were still four questions to be answered.

He said that although the director general of the Society for the Protection of Children and the director of Tong Leju resigned, he believed that "the people who have been paid well for many years and who have had such a big event will be able to leave if they take a patpat", which is not a big price. aspects to be dealt with.

As for the high turnover of personnel in the organization in recent years, more than 70% of the employees have less than three years of work experience. Tian Beichen said, "As soon as you hear it, you know it's really a big problem." required institution.

He said that the agency stated that all child care workers would be replaced in an orderly manner, but there was no timetable, and resignation and replacement were only short-term actions. To really solve the problem, it was necessary to strengthen manpower and training.

Tian Beichen also said that the agency receives 80 million yuan a year from the government and believes that the government has the responsibility of supervision, saying that all government-funded institutions must be supervised, otherwise it will not be clear where the public money is spent.

Tian Beichen believes that the Children's Protection Association will replace all child care workers in an orderly manner, but there is no timetable.

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Ge Peifan does not rule out citing privilege law investigation

Ge Peifan pointed out that this incident shows that the management of Tongleju has failed, and a culture of brutal treatment of children has formed within.

She urged the government to review the remaining service centres of the Society for the Protection of Children as soon as possible to see if there was any child abuse. She also suggested that an independent investigation committee should be established to thoroughly examine the oversight mechanism of the Society for the Protection of Children and the role of the SWD in the incident. She did not rule out citing the Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance to investigate the incident.

DAB Legislative Council member and chairman of the Welfare Committee, Chen Heng-pin, said that he had discussed the matter with the Secretary for Labour and Welfare Law Chi-kwong this morning, and hoped to hold a special committee meeting before the Lunar New Year.

Deng Jiabiao pays attention to employee training, Lin Jianfeng said that employees should rather be short than abused

The Federation of Trade Unions Tang Jiabiao hopes to follow up the incident with the Legislative Council Welfare Services Committee as soon as possible, and asks the SWD to explain how to supervise Tongleju and similar institutions.

He pointed out that in this incident, employees are accustomed to illegal behavior, which is definitely a systemic problem. He also said that Tong Leju’s manpower has increased in accordance with legal requirements in recent years, and he is concerned about whether the SWD has sufficient training and supervision for employees.

According to Lin Jianfeng of the Pakatan Harapan, the incident reflects the monitoring, supervision and management problems of the government and the management of the Tongleju agency, as well as the daily operation of the child care workers. To replace the child care staff of Tongleju, it is better to be short than to waste, and it is recommended to cite the Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance to set up a review committee to investigate the relevant dereliction of duty.

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