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Hong Kong Bar Association backs new child abuse offense

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The Hong Kong Bar Association has expressed broad support for creating a new, dedicated offense to address persistent child sexual abuse. This stance marks a reversal from previous reservations, with the association citing the resolution of similar evidential challenges in other jurisdictions over the past two decades. While the government's current overhaul of sexual offense laws does not include this specific provision, authorities are now actively considering the proposal following advocacy from survivors and support groups. AI

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Hong Kong Bar Association backs new child abuse offense

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Jess Ma ·

    Bar Association broadly backs new offence for persistent child sexual abuse

    The Hong Kong Bar Association has said it “broadly supports” a dedicated offence for persistent child sexual abuse, after concerns over evidential issues in such cases were resolved in other jurisdictions in the past two decades. Vice-chairman Martin Hui Siu-ting said that while …

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