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HK J Paediatr (New Series)
Vol 10. No. 2,
2005
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HK J Paediatr (New Series) 2005;10:96-100
Original Article
Responding to Domestic Violence in Yuen Long District
ACW Lee, KT So Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tsing Chung Koon Road, Tuen Mun, N.T., Hong Kong, China ACW Lee ( 李志偉 ) FHKAM(Paed) KT So ( 蘇鈞堂 ) FHKAM(Paed) Correspondence to: Dr ACW Lee Received June 3, 2004 *The article is adapted from a document submitted to the Review Panel appointed by the Director of Social Welfare on May 24, 2004, and has been modified to suit the readership and publication requirements of the Hong Kong Journal of Paediatrics.
Abstract Yuen Long District, the most northwestern part of Hong Kong, is remarkable with the highest incidence of child maltreatment and spouse abuse compared with the rest of the Special Administrative Region. Following a tragic and widely publicised case of domestic violence in the district, the Director of Social Welfare appointed a 3-membered review panel to look into the provision of family services in that region. The incident has also stimulated much discussion among the public and also the professionals. This article presents the views of the paediatricians working in the region. Changes in the existing deployment of human resources, fostering of expertise and training, management of organisation and staff anxiety, and independent assessment of child welfare are needed. However, the situation of the social problems encountered in this region is not unique, and territory-wide improvement objectives are essential. Keyword : Child abuse; Domestic violence; Multidisciplinary case conference; Social work Abstract in Chinese
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