China News Service, January 29. According to Hong Kong's "Wen Wei Po", a 9-month-old baby girl in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong was suspected of being abused by a community nanny. After a doctor's examination, she found blood clots in her brain and swelling of her left eye. She was still hospitalized on the 28th. In the intensive care unit of Tuen Mun Hospital, he is in critical condition. The 33-year-old nanny arrested in the case is a community nanny under the "Neighborhood Support Child Care Program". She only started providing services this month after receiving training at Yan Oi Tong Community Center.
In response to media inquiries, Yan Oi Tong stated that since the police are investigating the incident, it is not appropriate to make any comments at this stage. Yan Oi Tong will try its best to cooperate, express its deep condolences to the family of the baby girl, and wish the child a speedy recovery.
It is reported that the parents of the critically ill baby girl are both 35 years old. They work as swimming coaches and teachers respectively and have a 4-year-old daughter. The family of four lives with a maid in a flat in Ze Fung Garden, Tuen Mun. However, the maid was on leave in January. After returning to my hometown, my parents were busy with work and had no time to take care of their 9-month-old second daughter, so they sought temporary care services through Yan Oi Tong Community Center and hired a 33-year-old woman surnamed Chung at HK$20 per hour (the same below). nanny. Since January 2, the parents of the baby girl have sent the baby girl to the McDonald's fast food restaurant in King Feng Garden at 9:30 am every day to be taken care of by Ms. Zhong, and then pick up their daughter at 6:30 pm.
After Mrs. Chung picked up the baby girl on the morning of the 25th and bathed the baby girl at about 2 pm that day, the baby girl suddenly twitched and informed her parents through the staff of Yan Ai Church. The parents of the baby girl arrived after hearing the news and saw the baby girl lying unconscious in the stroller. They quickly sent her to the hospital for treatment. After examination, the doctor found that the baby girl had blood clots in her brain and her left eye was swollen, and immediately arranged emergency brain surgery. Later, they believed that the baby girl's injuries were suspicious and transferred the baby girl's injuries to the police for follow-up. The police arrested Ms. Zhong at 2 a.m. on the 27th.
In this regard, Hong Kong Secretary for Labor and Welfare Sun Yuk-han said that the SAR government will review the relevant training mechanism. The Social Welfare Department has also asked Yan Oi Tang to submit a report on the incident and will review the training requirements and procedures for community nannies.
Sun Yuhan said that the Bureau and the Social Welfare Department (SWD) are paying close attention to the incident, sincerely wishing the baby girl a speedy recovery, and extending the most sincere condolences to the baby girl's family at this difficult time. As the police have taken over the investigation into the cause of the incident, it is not appropriate to comment or speculate prematurely at the moment. The SAR government will wait for the results to be released before following up. During the investigation, the SWD and Yan Oi Tong will fully cooperate with the police investigation and hope to find out the cause of the incident as soon as possible. The SWD has also requested Yan Oi Tong to submit a report on the incident.
He continued that the plan to provide community nannies is funded by the SAR government and suitable non-governmental organizations are selected to operate the services. The SAR government will sign an agreement to stipulate the content, standards, required training, etc. of the services it provides, and the non-governmental organizations will implement them. The SAR government will ensure that relevant non-governmental organizations work in accordance with the authorities' requirements and codes of conduct, and will continue to strictly implement them to ensure that all requirements are implemented.
The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region proposed in his policy address in October last year that starting from April this year, the number of community nannies will be increased and the incentives will be increased to NT$40 or NT$60 per hour. Sun Yuhan said that the SAR government will take the opportunity to review and re-optimize the guidelines and training requirements, hoping for further improvements. As far as he knows, the family members concerned have another child, and he has told them that if they need any support, including emotional and practical support, the Social Welfare Department will provide it to the family members as soon as possible so that they can deal with the current situation. events.
A spokesman for the Social Welfare Department said on the 28th that it would pay close attention to the police's investigation results to formulate further follow-up actions. The spokesman said that the "Neighborhood Support Child Care Program" currently entrusted by the department to non-governmental organizations to implement in the 18 districts of Hong Kong is for parents who are temporarily unable to take care of their children due to work or other reasons. At the neighborhood level, it provides services to children under the age of 9. Day care services are provided for children.
Services include home care services provided by community nannies. The operator must have a mechanism to recruit, evaluate, screen and train suitable community nannies, and arrange for children in need to receive services at the residence of the community nanny or at a suitable location recognized by the operator. The department continued to point out that Yan Oi Tong is a service operator in Tuen Mun District, and the person arrested in the case is a community nanny under the project. After completing the training earlier, she has provided services starting from this month. She is the first responsible for the baby girl. Children in care.