Dear Mr/Ms Taura Edgar,

Code on Access to Information

Re: Application No. 19/2025

I refer to your emails dated 11 May 2025, 22 May 2025 and 4 June 2025, and
the emails of our Family and Child Welfare Branch dated 21 May 2025, 22
May 2025 and 6 June 2025 concerning your enquiry on a list of
data/information.  Subsequent to your email on 8 June 2025, please find
our reply below –

2.             Please be informed that the figures of 2024 captured by the
Child Protection Registry are not yet available.  We do not have the
breakdown of the aforesaid information requested under your item (3) to
item (8), including those under different legal provisions.  The
information of 2023 on items (1) and (2) concerning the number of child
protection cases by type of sexual abuse and by nature of the incident is
attached for your reference.

3.             Please feel free to contact me at 2892 5628 upon
enquiries.  Thank you.

Regards,

Ms Connie WONG

for Director of Social Welfare

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收件人: "FOI requests at Social Welfare Department"
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郵件擁有者： "Taura Edgar"
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日期: 06/08/2025 07:32下午
主旨： Freedom of Information request - SWD CSA Data 2023 & 2024 (b)

Dear Social Welfare Department,

Thank you for your annual CPR reports. Can you please help provide some
breakdowns of the data for 2023 and 2024 separately:

(1) Number of Child Protection Case (CPC) by Type of Sexual Abuse
(2) Number of Sexual Abuse Cases by Nature of the Incident e.g.
a. Established child abuse case
b. At risk of child abuse
c. Potentially at risk of child abuse
d. Suspected victim of child abuse
(3) Risk Factors Relating to Child/Children listed for No. of Newly
Registered Sexual Abuse Cases with the Risk Factor
(4) Risk Factors Relating to Perpetrator(s) listed for No. of Newly
Registered Sexual Abuse Cases with the Risk Factor
(5) Risk Factors Relating to Environmental or Social Circumstances listed
for No. of Newly Registered Sexual Abuse Cases with the Risk Factor
(6) Risk Factors Relating to Precipitating Incident listed for No. of
Newly Registered Sexual Abuse Cases with the Risk Factor
(7) The number of referrals made by the Social Welfare Department (SWD)
for those NRCs that were substantiated and to whom the referral was made
(for example, if a referral was made to the Hong Kong Police Force,
Hospital Authority and/or another department within the SWD).
(8) Consultations at FCPSU:
a. Number of (anonymous) consultations held with FCPSU units related to
suspected matters of child sexual abuse.
b. Number of (anonymous) consultations held with FCPSU units that resulted
in no report being made on suspected child sexual abuse cases, for any
reason.
c. Number of (anonymous) consultations held with FCPSU units that resulted
in supportive measures for the child, in suspected child sexual abuse
cases, without reporting and registering as case.
d. Number of child protection investigations conducted by FCPSU social
workers which included potential child sexual abuse.
e. Number of multi-disciplinary case conferences FCPSU took part in
organised which included potential child sexual abuse.
f. Number of referrals to Social Welfare Department Clinical Psychological
Services for victim support with potential and/or confirmed child sexual
abuse cases.

We are interested in any cases related to these topics:
Crimes Ordinance (Cap 200)
Section 47 incest by men
Section 48 Incest by women of or over 16
Section 118 Rape
Section 118A Non-consensual buggery
Section 118B Assault with intent to commit buggery
Section 118C Homosexual buggery with or by man under 16
Section 118D Buggery with girl under 21
Section 118G Procuring others to commit homosexual buggery
Section 118H Gross indecency with or by man under 21
Section 118I Gross indecency by man with male mentally incapacitated
person
Section 118J Gross indecency by man with man otherwise than in private
Section 118K Procuring gross indecency by man with man
Section 119 Procurement by threats
Section 120 Procurement by false pretences
Section 121 Administering drugs to obtain or facilitate unlawful sexual
act
Section 122 Indecent assault
Section 123 Intercourse with girl under 13
Section 124 Intercourse with girl under 16
Section 125 Intercourse with mentally incapacitated person
Section 126 Abduction of unmarried girl under 16
Section 127 Abduction of unmarried girl under 18 for sexual intercourse
Section 128 Abduction of mentally incapacitated person from parent or
guardian for sexual act
Section 129 Trafficking in persons to or from Hong Kong
Section 130 Control over persons for purpose of unlawful sexual
intercourse or prostitution
Section 131 Causing prostitution
Section 132 Procurement of girl under 21
Section 133 Procurement of mentally incapacitated person
Section 134 Detention for intercourse or in vice establishment
Section 135 Causing or encouraging prostitution of, intercourse with, or
indecent assault on, girl or boy under 16
Section 136 Causing or encouraging prostitution of mentally incapacitated
person
Section 137 Living on earnings of prostitution of others
Section 138A Use, procurement or offer of persons under 18 for making
pornography or for live pornographic performances
Section 140 Permitting girl or boy under 13 to resort to or be on premises
or vessel for intercourse
Section 141 Permitting young person to resort to or be on premises or
vessel for intercourse, prostitution, buggery or homosexual act
Section 142 Permitting mentally incapacitated person to resort to or be on
premises or vessel for intercourse, prostitution or homosexual act
Section 146 Indecent conduct towards child under 16
Section 147 Soliciting for an immoral purpose
Section 148 Indecency in public
Section 159AAB Voyeurism
Section 159AAC Unlawful recording or observation of intimate parts
Section 159AAD Publication of images originating from commission of
offence under section 159AAB(1) or 159AAC(1)
Section 159AAE Publication or threatened publication of intimate images
without consent
Section 159AAG Who cannot give consent that would prevent conduct from
becoming offence under Division 2
Section 159AAH Disregard whether consent is given
Prevention of Child Pornography Ordinance (Cap 579)
Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse (Cap 650)

Many thanks,
Taura Edgar
[4]https://www.talkhongkong.org/

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