21/10/2026
Dear fellow domestic helpers,
Caring for young children is a precious but challenging job.
We want to remind everyone that child abuse is a serious criminal offence in Hong Kong. Even pinching a child counts as child abuse. Anyone who ill‑treats a child will face prosecution, and may receive a prison sentence, visa cancellation and deportation.
**Do not be mistaken: even if there is no CCTV recording, the Hong Kong Police will conduct a full investigation into the cause of the child’s injury when only you and the child were present. Nothing can be hidden.**
There was a recent case where a domestic helper was charged with child cruelty after a 4‑month‑old baby suffered brain haemorrhage. The maximum punishment for this offence is 10 years’ imprisonment.
Another recent real‑life news report from *The Standard*:
A 37‑year‑old Filipina domestic helper was arrested in Kowloon City over alleged assault on a 5‑year‑old boy in her care. The boy suffered facial pain and was sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for examination. The helper was arrested on suspicion of child cruelty and the case is under police investigation.
When you feel tired, frustrated or stressed while working, please find a proper way to release your pressure. Reach out to someone you trust instead of hurting the child.
Let us protect all children together. Every child deserves to be safe and loved.
Matthew 18:6 (NIV)
“If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.”
🔗 News source: [https://www.thestandard.com.hk/news/article/344924/Filipina-domestic-helper-arrested-over-alleged-assault-of-5-year-old-boy-in-Kowloon-City]