Hong Kong has seen a rise in the number of potential child abuse cases reported by healthcare, education and social workers in recent years, with such professionals accounting for nearly 20 per cent of calls to a hotline, an NGO has said.
Against Child Abuse chairman Patrick Cheung Chi-hung attributed the continuous rise in calls by professionals from the healthcare, education and social sectors since 2022-23 to the passing of a law making it mandatory to report suspected child abuse.
“In 2024,…