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Hong Kong’s leader has pledged to speed up work on a bill that will punish those who fail to report suspected child abuse cases, after a woman was charged with the murder of her five-year-old son at the weekend. Expressing concern and sadness over the tragedy, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu on Tuesday said the incident reflected the urgent need to complete the legislative work on mandatory reporting requirements for child abuse cases. “To solve child abuse cases, we need interdisciplinary and cross-departmental collaboration,” Lee said ahead of his weekly meeting with his advisers in the Executive Council. “Appropriate training...
