When the lives and rights of children are at stake," said Unicef director Carol Bellamy, "there must be no silent witnesses". In the 20 years since the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child was applied to Hong Kong, there has been much progress, although some rights remain unfulfilled. While Article 3 states that "in all actions concerning children, whether undertaken by public or private social welfare institutions, courts of law, administrative bodies or legislative bodies, the best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration", views diverge on the way forward. The criminal justice system, in particular, has taken giant steps towards ensuring that people who...
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