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Swedish authorities who have taken over the care of the daughter of a Hong Kong couple with a troubled parenting history have said that whether a child faces risks at home is one of the key factors when deciding if intervention is needed. But the social services department of Sweden’s Linkoping municipality declined to comment on the legal status of the couple’s daughter Lily on Wednesday, saying doing so would harm those involved. The preschooler’s case came to light through her parents’ social [...]

Many Hong Kong parents still sought places at popular primary schools for their children despite a record high of 86 per cent of pupils being allocated to institutions they preferred. A day after the Education Bureau sent premature SMS notifications about the allocations – which listed the correct school choices but the wrong calendar year – some principals and parents said the rare blunder had limited impact on the post-allocation process. Some parents said they even had a little extra time to [...]

A Hong Kong couple has drawn public scrutiny after refusing a DNA test for their baby’s registration following his birth at home, raising potential gaps in the city’s legal and child welfare system. The infant’s father, Tsang Wai-bong, and mother, Kwan Pui-sin, subsequently underwent a DNA test, according to the police on Wednesday, a day after their arrest on suspicion of child neglect. The Social Welfare Department also applied to the court for a protection order over the two-month-old baby, [...]

Unassisted home births and vaccine refusal put mothers and newborns at life-threatening risk, a Hong Kong doctor and a children’s rights group have said, stressing that parental choice must not come at the expense of an infant’s well-being. Their warnings followed the arrest of a Hong Kong couple on suspicion of child neglect. The pair claimed to have given birth to their third child, Danny, at home and had not registered his birth, citing privacy concerns in refusing to submit to a DNA [...]

An administrator appointed to oversee the affairs of Hong Kong’s fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court has said it will arrange an extraordinary general meeting at the request of displaced owners, but stopped short of providing a time frame. In a written statement on Wednesday, Hop On Management Company said it was studying the Lands Tribunal’s reasons for dismissing its application to extend the statutory deadlines for convening and holding the meeting. It did not indicate whether the company would lodge [...]