Hong Kong ‘actively considering’ dedicated offence to fight persistent child sex abuse
After publishing: 1 headline quietly rewritten1 change
- South China Morning Postseen 7 Aug, 21:47headline rewritten
Endanger Hong Kong’s national security, and I’ll take you down, Chris Tang warnsEndanger Hong Kong’s national security and I’ll take you down, Chris Tang warns
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How it spread - 3 original reports
Fri, 7 August 2026
2 reports- South China Morning Post08:16first to report
Hong Kong is “actively considering” creating a dedicated offence to target persistent sexual abuse of children, after more than 90 per cent of suggestions from a month-long public consultation backed a proposed overhaul of laws tackling sex crimes. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung said on Friday that more than 6,000 suggestions were received throughout the consultation period, which began on July 7 and wrapped up on Wednesday. “All in all, over 90 per cent of suggestions supported...
- South China Morning Post08:59edited after publishing
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Endanger Hong Kong’s national security, and I’ll take you down, Chris Tang warnsHong Kong’s security chief has warned he will take down anyone who endangers national security, while also slamming an embattled press group for lacking credibility ahead of an already delayed leadership election. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung said on Friday that the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) was “not a statutory organisation” and that candidates for its executive committee reportedly included no representatives from mainstream local media outlets, undermining...
Sat, 8 August 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post04:00
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 the association had reversed previous reservations it expressed when the city last discussed such a proposal in 2001, the new offence would require safeguards to ensure both sides were treated fairly at trial. “We...