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Official launch of the Guide for Mandated Reporters
Date: 2025.07.25
The Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse Ordinance - Guide for Mandated Reporters
The Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse Ordinance, which mandates 25 categories of specified professionals from the social welfare sector, education sector and healthcare sector to report serious child abuse cases, will commence on January 20, 2026, to create a wide and effective protection web for children. As such, the Government formed three professional consultative panels in each of the aforementioned sectors in early 2024 for formulating the Guide, which aims to assist mandated reporters in mastering child protection principles and identifying cases to be reported under the mandatory reporting regime.
An electronic system of the decision trees has also been specially developed by the Social Welfare Department to assist mandated reporters in making an analysis of the case scenarios in a swift and convenient manner only by answering simple questions. The electronic system will also direct those cases that need mandatory reporting to the reporting page to ensure mandated reporters can make a report as soon as practicable.
Source: SLW officiates at Child Protection - Launching Ceremony of Guide for Mandated Reporters (with photos)
https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202507/24/P2025072400477.htm
Reference Materials
Ordinances Relevant to the Protection of Child
Guide for Mandated Reporters
T.C. version English version
Source: https://www.childprotectiontraining.hk/resource-corner
The Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse Ordinance, which mandates 25 categories of specified professionals from the social welfare sector, education sector and healthcare sector to report serious child abuse cases, will commence on January 20, 2026, to create a wide and effective protection web for children. As such, the Government formed three professional consultative panels in each of the aforementioned sectors in early 2024 for formulating the Guide, which aims to assist mandated reporters in mastering child protection principles and identifying cases to be reported under the mandatory reporting regime.
An electronic system of the decision trees has also been specially developed by the Social Welfare Department to assist mandated reporters in making an analysis of the case scenarios in a swift and convenient manner only by answering simple questions. The electronic system will also direct those cases that need mandatory reporting to the reporting page to ensure mandated reporters can make a report as soon as practicable.
Source: SLW officiates at Child Protection - Launching Ceremony of Guide for Mandated Reporters (with photos)
https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202507/24/P2025072400477.htm
Reference Materials
Ordinances Relevant to the Protection of Child
Guide for Mandated Reporters
T.C. version English version
Source: https://www.childprotectiontraining.hk/resource-corner
