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2004
AUGUST
NEWSLETTER
Act for your family! Make your dreams come true!
A
pril to June is a stormy, stressful, very busy but also
productive and fruitful quarter.
The frequent reporting of traumatic and horrific child abuse and
domestic violence cases repetitively covered in the headlines
contributed much stress to professionals and the general public.
This also led to reflections and criticisms in the community
towards the adequacy of the established child and family
protection delivery system. We continue to strengthen our role
as an advocate and a child protection agent by reviewing and
ensuring service quality rendered to families and children and
the service quality monitoring system effective.
We continue to advocate the establishment of a Serious & Fatal
Child Abuse and Domestic Violence cases Independent Review
Committee in Hong Kong and make various recommendations
through Press Conferences, meetings with Legislative
Councilors, policy branches and the three persons review
committee appointed by the Director of Social Welfare after
the Tin Shui Wai Tragic Incident. The ACA position on this can
be found at our websit http://www.aca.org.hk
after 1997 of the Hong Kong Report will take place in Geneva
in May, 2005. ACA will join those who hold children close to
their heart to reflect current concerns requiring improvement
to the UN Committee.
This year 2004 is also very important to us because it is the
25th anniversary of the agency with a list of activities planned
and organized actualizing our vision, mission and objectives.
Our 25th Anniversary Celebration and Fund Raising Concert,
supported by Hacken Lee, the 2 Rs, Hins Cheung, Cheng Pei
Pei and her daughter Marsha and Nichola Cheung will be held
on 20 November 2004 (Saturday). Please refer to our website
http://www.aca.org.hk for details. Do remember to come and
join us on this memorable day to make this World Children's
Day a day also for Children in Hong Kong.
We were honored to be invited to address the issue particularly
by Director of Public Prosecutors on Child abuse Challenge for
Law Enforcers, the Hong Kong Social Workers Association &
the Hong Kong Council of Social Service on a Child Perspective
and the Effective Identification and Management of Domestic
Violence Cases and Dr Law Chi Kwong, the Medical Association
and the Hong Kong Council of Social Services on the
Improvement of the Child Protection Delivery System. A
Multidisciplinary Collaborating and Cooperating Approach thus
become more real and more important.
The period reported in this Newsletter covered, among other
programmes, two very important family activities organized on
two important family occasions, the Mother's Day and the
Father's Day. We took these opportunities to bring children,
families and the community together and stressed the
significance of a caring, nurturing and non-violent life style and
family solidarity. Positive and constructive life stories of children
and families were collected and publicized through our Most
Valuable Family Player Award, the Dream Home Carnival and
included in a recent publication "Dream Home". You may obtain
a free copy of the Dream Home Publication at our Chuk Yuen
Office. Special acknowledgement must be given to the Pacific
Century Insurance, the Schneider Electric (Hong Kong) Ltd.,
Mr Yim Yee King (Ah Chung), Dr Chan Yee Sing and Miss Nicola
Cheung for their unfailing support to make these programmes
possible.
With the belief and understanding that a holistic growth and
development of children should be ensured with a zero tolerance
to violence approach in policy and practice, child protection
has become a public health issue and a collective responsibility
in Hong Kong. This realization is particularly timely for this is
the extension of the tenth year after the UN Convention on the
Rights of the Child to Hong Kong in 1994 and the first hearing
While we proudly announce to you that we are selected by the
Community Investment and Inclusion Fund for our Child Friendly
Community Contract Project in Tseung Kwong O and are
working actively on our final proposal, we urge you to continue
supporting us in cash and in kind to sustain our dreams for
children improving our limited manpower and resources,
maximizing our remedial and preventive efforts.
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Summary of Major Activities: April to June 2004
Month
Project/Title
Activity
3 April
Child Protection Carnival
Exhibition, Carnival and Open day of Tuen Mun
Centre
3 April
Junior Volunteers Group at Tuen Mun
Child Protection Game Booth at Child Protection
Carnival
4 - 9 April
Regional Workshop:
5 - day workshop on addressing corporal
National challenges, resources and
punishment held in Bangkok, Thailand
information needs in addressing
corporal punishment of children in
Southeast Asia Pacific
8 April
Press Conference
Press Conference: "Positive Life Values" Survey
Report & Announcement of ACA 25th
Anniversary Activities
17 April
Children's Council Project
Briefing session on the Legislative Council Rules
of Procedure and a Tour of the LegCo Building
Training Workshop
17 - 24 April
Volunteer Training Programme
2 sessions of volunteer training programme
21 April
Press Conference
Press Conference: Responding to Tin Hang
Estate Tin Shui Wai Family Tragic Case
9 May
Dream Home Carnival
(Mothers' Day)
9 May
16 May
Open Day of Chuk Yuen Centre and Presentation
The Most Valuable Family Player Award
Be A Responsible User in Cyber
Workshop on Internet Safety in the Dream Home
World
Carnival
Children's Council Project
Appointment Ceremony of Child Councilors
2004 cum Press Conference
22 May
Children's Council meeting cum closing
ceremony at LegCo Building
30 May
Healthy Start Home Visiting
Parenting Workshop
Programme
2 - 23 June
Certificate Course on Child Protection
4 - session training course for professionals
8 June
The Annual Appreciation Team and
The Donation will support the Project Teens:
Cheque Presentation of the American
Violence Prevention. Details will be announced
Women Association
soon.
Press Conference
The Father's Day Press Conference and Dream
20 June
Home Publication
June
Stop Family Violence - give children
back their childhood
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Publicity and Recruitment of volunteers
Forthcoming Events for July to September 2004
Month
Project/Title
Activity
10 July
Staff Retreat
To be held at Sai Kung Outdoor Recreation
Centre
11 July
Children's Council Project
Reunion Session for Child Councilors and Child
Ambassadors
13 July to 7
Children's Group: The Energetic
Children treatment group: 7 group sessions and
August
Youth Team
1 outing
24 July to 14
Stop Family Violence - give children
4 sessions training programme for volunteers
August
back their childhood
July to August
Summer Programmes in Tuen Mun
Eight summer programmes will be held. Six
programmes are sponsored by the Hong Kong
Jockey Club Charitable Trust. The programmes
include parent-child day camp, overnight camp,
parent-child handicraft workshop and well
prepare for primary one.
3 & 5 August
Junior Volunteers Group at Tuen Mun
2-session games day for Body and Internet
Safety
July -
Project Teens: Violence Prevention
Violence prevention for Teens and their parents.
Stop Family Violence - give children
Survey for exploring (a) children's experiences
back their childhood
towards family violence, (b) the impact on
September
September
children being exposed to family violence, and
(c) services needs of this clientele.
Child Protection Carnival
In order to convey the child protection message to
the Tuen Mun community. A "Child Protection
Carnival" was held on 3rd April 2004. The
programme was subsidized by the Tuen Mun District
Council. The programme content included child
protection exhibition, parent-child game booth,
children performance, parents sharing session and
Tuen Mun Centre open day. Mr. Chan Wai Ming,
Tuen Mun District Officer of Social Welfare
Department was invited to be our honorable guest. Over ten district
organizations were involved in the programme and two thousand people participated in the carnival. Child protection
message was conveyed to the local community.
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Children's Council Project
Sponsored by Home Affairs Bureau
Since the year 2000, Against Child Abuse, Hong Kong
Committee for UNICEF and Hong Kong Committee on
Children's Rights have joined hands to promote the
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
(UNCRC) and children's rights in Hong Kong by
organizing the UNCRC - Child Ambassadors' Scheme
with the support and sponsorship of Home Affairs Bureau.
honored to have Hon Mrs. Rita Fan Hsu Lai Tai, President
The Children's Council Project was an extension of the
of Legislative Council, to officiate at the Ceremony. An
Scheme.
oath taking ceremony and a mission relay exercise took
place after the appointment of Child Councilors for the
The three organizing agencies worked hand in hand with
year 2004, followed by a press conference where four
the Child Ambassadors to promote a Children's Council
representatives of the Child Councilors and the
in Hong Kong and the first Children' Council Meeting was
organizers disseminated information about the Children's
held last year. Child Councilors all below the age of 18
Council. The Child Councilors voiced their expectations
were given the opportunity to present, debate, move and
and missions.
pass motions closely related to children for Government's
consideration.
The second Children's Council Meeting was held on 22
May 2004 at the Legislative Council Building. The whole
After months of training, discussion, collation of
day meeting was kindly chaired by Legislative Councilors
arguments and drafting of motion documents, the 60 new
Hon Mr. Fred LI Wah Ming in the morning and Hon Ms.
Child Councilors were well prepared for the second
Miriam LAU Kin Yee in the afternoon. Three motions
Children's Council.
concerning children's participation in education reform,
the needs of children in poverty and school bullying were
Appointment Ceremony of Child Councilors 2004 cum
Press Conference was held on 16 May 2004. We were
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moved and discussed.
A number of guests attended the meeting to extend their
support to the Children's Council and listen to the
children's views, including representatives from Home
Affairs Bureau, Health, Welfare and Food Bureau,
relevant NGOs and interested parties. Six Legislative
Councilors and four Government officials from Education
and Manpower Bureau, Social Welfare Department and
Hong Kong Police Force were present to exchange views
with the Child Councilors and respond to their questions.
It is indeed encouraging to see the right to participation
of this group of children be realized and the mission of
promoting children's rights be passed from generation
to generation.
The Mother's Day Event : The Most Valuable Family Player Award
Presentation and the Dream Home Carnival on 9 May 2004 (Sunday)
Around 1,800 participants joined the event made this hot
We were honored to have Mrs. Sophie Leung, the
sunny Mother's Day more busy and crowded in our Chuk
chairperson of the Women's Commission to officiate at
Yuen Centre and the skating ground of Chuk Yuen North
the ceremony. Respectable local leaders and
Estate.
representatives from Government offices liked Home
Affair District Office, Education and Manpower Bureau,
The event included the open day of Chuk Yuen Centre,
Social Welfare Department attended this event and
the Most Valuable Family Player Award Presentation,
showed their support. ACA Ambassador, Miss Nicola
children's workshops, game booths, handicraft corners,
Cheung was the master of ceremony. Dr. Chan Yee Shing
parent interactive workshop and fund-raising corner. Of
led children singing and Ms. Cheng Pei Pei and Miss
course, the Award Presentation was the highlight of the
Marsha Yuan shared their invaluable experience of the
event.
mother-daughter relationship.
The audience enjoyed the performance of Chan Shu Kui
Memorial School, King's College, La Salle College and
Sik Sik Yuen Ho Tak Kindergarten.
Our sincere thanks to the Fire Service Volunteer Group,
the St John Ambulance Service, the volunteer group of
Po Chiu Catholic Secondary School for their service and
commitment. We appreciated the effort made by the
Friends of ACA for organizing and implementating the
event.
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The Most Valuable Family Player Award
ACA organized this Award before the Mother's Day as we
wanted to encourage family cohesion and to reflect some of
the enlightening stories to the public, hoping to cultivate a
caring and nurturing relationship. The panel judges included
Mrs. Sophie Leung, chairperson of Women's Commission, Mr.
Yim Yee King (Ah Chung), a renowned artist and Dr. Patricia
Ip, ACA chairperson. Four Awardees were selected : the
champion : Mr. Yau Cheung, the two first runner ups : Ms. Chung
Mui and Ms. Karen Lam and the second runner-up : Ms. Annie
Wong. The life stories of the awardees and another sixteen
selected entries were collected in the 'Dream Home Publication'.
The Father's Day Press Conference and Dream Home Publication
sponsored by the Schneider Electric (Hong Kong) Limited
Father's Day reminds us the important role of the fathers
do the Government and the Hong Kong society commit
in the families. On Father's Day of this year, ACA
to the Convention and to the promotion of the Rights of
conducted a press conference and distributed the Dream
Child? We hope to arouse more attention and
Home Publication.
participation from the Government and the Society in this
course.
The press conference mainly commented on the
implementation of UN Convention on the Rights of the
For this event, we had sponsorship from the Schneider
Child in Hong Kong, the announcement of the Dream
Electric (Hong Kong) Limited for the Dream Home
Home Publication and the ACA 25th Anniversary Events.
Publication. Special appreciation to the Friends of ACA,
This is the tenth anniversary of the UN Convention on
who helped to distribute over 1,100 publications at the
the Rights of the Child extended to Hong Kong. How much
Lung Cheung Mall in Wong Tai Sin on the day.
Healthy Start Home Visiting Programme
This project aims at facilitating parents-to-be who live in Tuen
Mun, Yuen Long and Tin Shui Wai to have a healthy concept
on building a safe and non-violent environment for the
optimal growth and development of children from the very
beginning. It is believed that through the home visits by
trained volunteers, worries and stresses of parents-to-be
in the pre- and post-natal stages can be minimized. Specific
project objectives are: i) strengthen families with newborn,
ii) enable parents to effectively perform their caring and
protective roles, and; iii) prevent child abuse and neglect in the
long run.
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Home Visitation by Volunteers
Pairs of trained volunteers continuously provided regular
home visitations to the target families. They attended to
the needs of parents-to-be and listened to their happiness
and worries. They were required to fill in a record sheet
of individual contact and submit it to the project workers
afterwards. In order to ensure the quality of their home
visitation, periodical supervisions were arranged. Through
the supervisions, the project workers could listen to their
success and difficulties encountered in providing home
visitation. Also, major issues for each family could be
identified. Most of the volunteers took these as a
treasured opportunity to gain support and guidance from
project workers.
Educational Activity
A parenting workshop was held on 30 May 2004 to
demonstrated some stimulating exercises which helped
strengthen parenting skills of the target families and
to facilitate children's intellectual development. Positive
volunteers. There were altogether 26 participants. They
feedback was received. Furthermore, the target families
gained ideas of using play and exercise to enhance the
deeply appreciated the sharing with volunteers and other
parent-child interaction. A group of volunteers
parents-to-be.
Volunteers' involvement in publicity
As initiated by the I-learning Programme of the Hong
senior volunteer who was a service recipient of this project
Kong Baptist University, a series of programme on Child
shared her experience and feelings of joining this valuable
Protection was produced. Among various themes, a
programme. We believe that the service users'
shooting of this project was arranged on 18 June 2004.
recommendations and messages were more convincing
Rationale and project components were briefed. Also, a
to the general public.
Certificate Course on Child Protection
We conducted another Certificate Course on Child Protection between 2
June and 23 June this year to share our experience in handling child
abuse with frontline professionals. The course was designed to help
participants understand child protection issues from different aspects, such
as service delivery system, handling procedures and legal protection. The
course was divided into four sessions, in which 52 social workers and
professionals in related disciplines took part. 36 of these participants,
were school social workers, student guidance personnel or schoolteachers.
This indicated a close collaboration long maintained between ACA and
schools. It is hoped that efforts on child protection will achieve better results
with the participation and co-operation of various professionals.
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Regional Workshop: National Challenges, resources and information needs
in addressing corporal punishment of children in Southeast Asia Pacific
One of our social workers attended this 5-day workshop
that was organized by Save the Children Alliance on 5-9
April 2004 in Bangkok, Thailand. The objectives of the
workshop are to explore resource needs and possible
challenges when corporal punishment was addressed in
the national context. The workshop provided a great
opportunity to network with other child right counterparts
in the region and the resource persons and to better
understand related issues and progress with respect to
corporal punishment at global and regional levels.
Against Child Abuse, Hong Kong Committee on Children's
Rights and Save the Children Hong Kong have formed a
partnership to work out strategies to address corporal punishment of children in Hong Kong. Mrs. Priscilla Lui, ACA
director, was invited to be the "Save the Children Alliance Southeast Asia Pacific Focal Point on Violence against
Children" for Hong Kong.
ED-EX2004
Key Media International Ltd.
The International Education, Learning and Professional Development Expo 2004
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hall 7B
Date: 9 (Friday) - 11 (Sunday) July 2004
The Against Child Abuse extended its continual support to the Ed-Ex2004 as a supporting organization. It is an
annual international education exposition with a wide range of free exhibition, workshops and seminars pertaining to
all aspects of education, training, learning and professional development.
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