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On May 11, the Family Conflict and Sexual Violence Policy Unit (FCSV), in collaboration with the Social Welfare Department (SWD), held a half-day Managerial Training on Video-recorded Interview (VRI) with Child and Mentally Incapacitated Witnesses and Child Abuse Investigation.
Senior Superintendents (Crime) of five land Regions, supervisors of Regional Child Abuse Investigation Units, Senior Police Clinical Psychologist Dr Lau Kam-lun and representatives of SWD, including Senior Clinical Psychologists of Clinical Psychological Service Branch and Senior Social Work Officers of Family and Child Protective Services Units, participated in the training. Assistant Director of Social Welfare (Family and Child Welfare) Ms Pang Kit-ling also joined the event.
After the opening speech by Senior Superintendent (Crime Support) Chan Tat-ming, trainers from both departments gave a presentation on the basis and training of VRI, and shared their experiences in inter-departmental collaboration in handling child abuse cases. Moreover, supervising officers from both departments had an in-depth exchange of views and experience in ensuring the welfare of victims of child abuse cases, securing evidence, as well as apprehending and prosecuting offenders. During the training, Chief Superintendent (Crime Support) Yu Hoi-kwan expressed appreciation to the participants’ efforts in child protection and encouraged officers from both departments to strengthen communication and cooperation.
Apart from increasing the participants’ knowledge of child protection, the training enabled the Police and the social service sector to enhance communication, thereby fostering their cooperation in the protection of children and mentally incapacitated persons.
