Systematic child abuse incidents in a children’s residential home in Hong Kong: regulatory and criminal law reform proposals

Purpose – The paper aims to recommend legal and regulatory reforms to better prevent child abuse in childcare institutions in Hong Kong. Design/methodology/approach – A summary of investigation report and news reports are referred to in describing the abuse incidents which occurred in a children’s r...

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Main Authors: Wing-hong Chui, Henry Kao, Aaron H.L. Wong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Emerald Publishing 2023-11-01
Series:Public Administration and Policy
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Online Access:https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/PAP-04-2023-0053/full/pdf