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Hong Kong to legislate against child sexual abuse and cyberflashing

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Hong Kong authorities plan to introduce new legislation to combat persistent child sexual abuse and the act of sending unsolicited explicit images online, known as 'cyberflashing'. The Security Bureau announced this intention after a public consultation revealed broad support, including from legal groups. The proposed measures will be incorporated into an amendment bill that overhauls existing sex offense laws, with careful consideration given to international legal practices while upholding principles of fair trial and presumption of innocence. AI

RANK_REASON Significant policy change by a government entity regarding new criminal offenses. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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Hong Kong to legislate against child sexual abuse and cyberflashing

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

    Hong Kong to legislate against persistent child sexual abuse and ‘cyberflashing’

    Hong Kong authorities have said they will legislate against persistent sexual abuse of children and the act of sending images of genitals to others online without consent after consulting the public. In a consultation report published on Thursday, the Security Bureau stated that …

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