The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) recorded around 80 suspected domestic violence cases last year, IAS President Celeste Vong Yim Mui said yesterday, adding she believed, however, that the figure does not show the actual situation.
Vong made the remarks on the sidelines of the opening ceremony of the bureau’s “Happy Family Month” event in Iao Hon.
The city’s welfare chief said she believed the number of cases reported to the bureau would increase after a bill on preventing and combating domestic violence, which is being reviewed by a standing committee of the legislature, finally becomes law.
This combo-photo shows Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) President Celeste Vong Yim Mui (left) and Vice-President Peter Au Chi Keung speaking to the media on the sidelines of the opening ceremony of the bureau’s “Happy Family Month” event in Iao Hon yesterday. Photos: Davis Ip
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