Domestic violence cases rise in Hong Kong
(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-08-09 14:56
An employee walks past a
poster against family violence at a community education and resource centre in
Hong Kong in this August 3, 2006 picture. Cases of abuse within families have
tripled between 1998 and 2005. Police figures for the first half of this year
show a 31 percent jump compared with last year. Of the 719 cases reported, more
than 500 involved serious assaults on women and children. [Reuters]
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