According to the latest data from the Social Welfare Department, the total number of child abuse cases in 2022 saw a 5% year-on-year increase, with 19.2% of those cases being related to neglect. However, since neglect is not defined in any Hong Kong statutes or case laws, there may be confusion among parents as to what constitutes child neglect, causing them to unknowingly do harm to their children.
Natalie Leong discusses in Hong Kong Economic Times’ TOPick about whether certain acts, such as allowing children to take public transit alone or leaving them at home by themselves, would constitute child neglect, and how parents can ensure they are complying with the law.
Read the full article on TOPick here: https://topick.hket.com/article/3603095/
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