A 24-year-old former staff member of the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children's home, Tong Leju, kicked a 1-year-old boy in the face and pressed the boy's head to make him sit on a cushion. She was accused of child abuse. She denied the charge , The case was tried in the Kowloon City Magistrates' Court today (20th). The prosecution summoned Cui Huiying, the former principal of Tongleju, to testify. The employees in the house were generally rude. Cui choked up and said, "If my colleagues treated the children like this, I wouldn't have worked here for so many years." She also pointed out that the staff has always loved tin children, but she has no right to respond to the review committee's evaluation.
Defendant Liu Luqi (24 years old) was accused of abusing a one-year-old boy AJ in Tongleju on December 9, 2021.
In the 10 years in office, there has never been a serious dereliction of duty by an employee
Cui Huiying, the former dean of Tongleju who has resigned, said that she joined as the deputy dean in 2011 and was promoted to dean the following year. Her duties were mainly to manage the affairs of Tongleju, including handling various types of complaints, but she had never met the relevant supervisory staff Complain about a subordinate injuring a young child.
If a child is injured, the nursing home will start the established procedures for investigation. Once a staff member is found to be negligent, they will be supervised, warned or even dismissed according to the guidelines. In serious cases, legal action will be taken. However, she has never tried any staff member because of Serious dereliction of duty requires reporting to the police.
Cui Huiying, the former director of Tongleju, said that all the old colleagues loved children.
(Photo by Ling Ziqi)
The training mainly depends on the guidance of senior colleagues
Regarding induction training, Cui explained that because general college training cannot meet the needs of work, new employees will be assigned director-level or more senior colleagues to guide them in the first half of the year, teaching daily work procedures and caring skills, etc. The main description of the process is "Learning by doing", "not just talking about books".
The defense asked if she had ever heard a new employee report that a senior staff member asked her to be "rude."
Cui denied: "I have never heard of treating children roughly." She also said that she had never heard of "rude" or "not polite".
Report Alleges Tongleju Staff Rude Cui Choked Up
The defense cited two investigation reports issued by the independent review committee, pointing out that Tongleju employees generally treated the children in a rude and lacking manner, and asked Cui whether the report was accurate.
Cui Ji became emotional, choked up and said, "If my colleagues treated the children like this, I wouldn't have worked here for so many years... If one sentence makes such a conclusion, it kills everyone's efforts. She bluntly said that she has no right to respond to any comments made by the review committee.
Refers to colleagues who love children
The defense pointed out that the review committee believed that the management of Tongleju was aware of the rude behavior of the employees early on, but thought that such behavior was acceptable, and only gave gentle reminders, but the employees only perfunctory or ignored, Cui disagreed.
As for the report that the SWD noticed that the morale of the staff of Tongleju was low and lacked a culture of caring for children, they mistakenly thought that children’s misbehavior could be controlled in a strong way. Aixi children will spend their own time taking them out of the street and staying with them to play."
Disagree with older employees teaching bad work patterns
Cui agrees that the turnover rate of Tongleju employees is high due to factors such as shift work. He disagrees with the report that old employees will pass on bad work patterns to newcomers, including rough treatment of children. Practices that bring comfort and warmth so as not to attract other children to ask for better care.
Case No.: KCCC1887/2022
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