About 70 residents took part in a celebratory march yesterday to express their gratitude for the long-awaited passage of a government-drafted bill on preventing and combating domestic violence.
The Good Shepherd Centre, organiser of the event, began the walk from Vasco da Gama Garden at around 3 p.m., heading towards Government Headquarters, where the group handed in a letter to say “thank you” to the government, lawmakers and anyone else who took part in the legislative process.
The Law on Preventing and Combating Domestic Violence, which is slated to take effect in October, was finally passed by the legislature last month. It will be reviewed three years after it takes effect.
Public Security Police (PSP) officers escort the marchers as they walk past Grand Emperor Hotel in Avenida Doutor Mário Soares en route to Government Headquarters yesterday.
Sister Juliana Devoy, director of the Good Shepherd Centre, speaks to reporters before setting off from Vasco da Gama Garden yesterday. Photos: Leong Lok Ian
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