Hong Kong ‘actively considering’ dedicated offence to fight persistent child sex abuse2-MIN READ2-MIN0ListenPublished: 4:16pm, 7 Aug 2026Updated: 5:06pm, 7 Aug 2026Hong 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 the amendment and raised constructive opinions,” he said.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x
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Hong Kong ‘actively considering’ dedicated offence to fight persistent child sex abuse
Hong Kong is actively considering establishing a new, dedicated offense to combat persistent child sex abuse. This move follows a month-long public consultation that concluded on Wednesday, during which over 6,000 suggestions were received.
Wynna WongSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-07 · 08:16 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Hong Kong is actively considering establishing a new, dedicated offense to combat persistent child sex abuse. This move follows a month-long public consultation that concluded on Wednesday, during which over 6,000 suggestions were received. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung stated that more than 90 percent of these suggestions supported the proposed overhaul of laws addressing sex crimes. The consultation period began on July 7. The overwhelming support indicates a strong public backing for legislative changes aimed at tackling this issue.
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The public consultation period began on July 7 and concluded on Wednesday.
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More than 6,000 suggestions were received during the month-long public consultation.
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Over 90 per cent of suggestions from a public consultation backed a proposed overhaul of laws tackling sex crimes.
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Hong Kong is actively considering creating a dedicated offence to target persistent sexual abuse of children.
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