Save the Children Hong Kong released its research report "Children's Views on Safety Within Organisations In Hong Kong" on 26 November 2025. Designed and led by children, the study incorporates their perspectives to explore how they understand "safety" and the key factors for creating safe environments in tutorial centres, interest classes, and activity organisations. The findings reveal significant safeguarding gaps: half of the children surveyed do not have a trusted staff member, and nearly one-third felt their opinions were not taken seriously by organisations. This means that when children face danger or need help, they may have nowhere to turn – reflecting a failure to establish a child safeguarding culture and policies that truly safeguard children.
Prof WONG Yu-cheung, Dean of the Felizberta Lo Padilla Tong School of Social Sciences at Saint Francis University, endorsed the significance of the study, "The greatest value of this research lies in its child-led approach. This participatory model allows us to genuinely listen to children's voices and design systems that safeguard them effectively." He added: "Child safeguarding should become part of the education system. We need to systematically integrate safeguarding awareness and skills into school and university curricula, so future educators, social workers, healthcare professionals, and even policymakers are equipped with the knowledge and responsibility to safeguard children."
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