Save the Children Hong Kong Releases Survey Findings on “Public Views on Corporal Punishment on Children”

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Public See Parental and Caregivers’ Corporal Punishment as Private Family Matter, Reluctant to Intervene
Over 80% support legislating Mandatory Reporting Requirement

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 27 April 2023 – It is the responsibility of the society to protect children from harm and violence, regardless of the setting. This includes taking action to prevent abuse and mistreatment in the home, as well as outside of the home and in institutional settings. Save the Children Hong Kong commissioned Centre for Communication and Public Opinion Survey, the Chinese University of Hong Kong to conduct public opinion polling on physical and humiliating punishment and Mandatory Reporting Requirement for suspected child abuse cases, gathering responses from 1,008 adults in Hong Kong.

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