Mandatory reporting of child abuse protects children (Web accessible version)
| Description of visuals: | The opening scene shows a corkboard with various greeting cards and handcrafts. The camera slowly zooms in on a folded hand-drawn card. Its cover shows a smiling primary school girl making a heart shape with her hands, and the words “Thank you!” are written on the card. A hand opens the card, revealing the illustration on the inner page – four black hands labelled “Physical abuse”, “Psychological abuse”, “Sexual abuse” and “Neglect” respectively. The scene transitions into the illustration. The four black hands get close and attack the girl, whose face and arms are covered in bruises. She looks terrified, trying to wave them away. The scene zooms out, the four black hands gradually fade away as a beam of bright light appears, and the background grows brighter. The girl looks towards the light and her inner voice echoes: |
| Primary school girl’s inner voice: | Thank you for reporting and helping me! |
| Description of visuals: | The background shifts to a classroom illustrated in coloured pencil as the light fades. The principal sits across from the girl suspected of severe physical abuse, gently pats her shoulder to comfort her. The scene transitions to a consulting room illustrated in crayon. The doctor holds the hands of a kindergarten boy suspected of neglect. The boy looks tired. His clothes are dirty, and his arms are covered in bruises. The scene shifts to a social worker’s office illustrated in watercolour. The social worker comforts a secondary school girl suspected of sexual abuse. The girl looks anxious, avoiding eye contact with the social worker. The voiceover says: |
| VO: | When suspected serious child abuse cases are detected specified professionals must report them |
| Description of visuals: | The scene changes to a blue background, and the supers “Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse Ordinance” and “Effective from January 20, 2026” appear. The voiceover says: |
| VO: | The Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse Ordinance is effective from January 20, 2026 |
| Description of visuals: | The principal, the doctor, and the social worker enter from the left, nodding firmly at the camera. The supers “Education sector”, “Healthcare sector” and “Social welfare sector” appear above them respectively. The super “25 categories of specified professionals” appears at the bottom of the screen. The voiceover says: |
| VO: | Twenty-five categories of specified professionals |
| Description of visuals: | A smartphone icon, symbolizing reporting, slides in from the left. A stamp appears next to it with the super “It’s legal responsibility Reporting is mandatory”. The voiceover says: |
| VO: | are legally required to report suspected serious child abuse cases |
| Description of visuals: | The scene shifts to a background with flowers, a blue sky and white clouds. The primary school girl, the kindergarten boy and the secondary school girl are all smiling happily at the camera. The camera pulls back, showing more children of different ages and ethnicities joining them and smiling brightly at the camera. The voiceover says: |
| VO: | Early detection and intervention create a wide and effective protection web for children! |
| Description of visuals: | The end frame shows a background with a blue sky and white clouds. The super “Mandatory reporting of child abuse protects children” appears at the top of the screen. The logos of the Labour and Welfare Bureau, the Social Welfare Department and “Child protection” appear at the bottom. |
