https://www.scmp.com/rss/523524/feed The latest news and top stories on RainLily. A prominent Hong Kong-based non-profit organisation, RainLily is the city’s first sexual violence crisis centre, established in 2000. Co-founded by Dr Philip Beh Swan-lip, its primary mission is to provide comprehensive, one-stop support to survivors, helping them restore confidence and dignity while minimising secondary trauma. RainLily’s main activities include immediate crisis intervention, counselling, medical and legal assistance, and a 24-hour... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Theodora Yu Theodora Yu More than 30 groups and individuals have collectively called on the government to close loopholes in Hong Kong’s child sexual offence bill and provide greater protection to survivors. In a paper released on Thursday, the non-profit organisations and professionals also urged the judiciary to review its practice directions to safeguard child abuse victims who often suffered from intense cross-examination in court, which could lead to secondary harm. They highlighted the urgent need to examine... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3348839/call-close-loopholes-hong-kongs-child-sexual-offence-bill?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3348839/call-close-loopholes-hong-kongs-child-sexual-offence-bill?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:46:22 +0000 Martin Hui Martin Hui Hong Kong has seen a number of amendments to its criminal law in recent years aimed at strengthening the response to sexual crimes. Notable examples are the new offences in the Crimes Ordinance regarding voyeurism, upskirting and the publication of intimate images without consent. There has also been discussion, including in this column, regarding how the law can adapt to the new phenomenon of pornography generated by artificial intelligence and deepfakes. It is essential that the law,... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3334459/new-test-consent-reforming-hong-kongs-approach-sexual-crimes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3334459/new-test-consent-reforming-hong-kongs-approach-sexual-crimes?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Nov 2025 04:49:25 +0000 Salomé Grouard Salomé Grouard For Maria Nemy Lou Rocio, a Filipino domestic helper who has been journaling since the age of six, writing has always been her refuge. “From best to worst, writing truly carried me through life,” she says. “It helped me process being abused by my adoptive family, excitedly document my first crushes, face suicidal despair when I wrote my ‘last letter’ …” In 2017, when she moved to Hong Kong, a city that often reduces Rocio and her peers to their jobs as domestic helpers, she decided to channel... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3332817/how-hong-kongs-zine-making-movement-helping-people-heal-and-be-heard?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3332817/how-hong-kongs-zine-making-movement-helping-people-heal-and-be-heard?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Nov 2025 02:00:16 +0000 Lo Hoi-ying Lo Hoi-ying A Hong Kong district councillor accused of having underage sex was a “dangerous man”, according to the alleged victim, who said she decided to file a police report more than a decade later after she learned he was running for office and felt he could be a threat to other girls. But the defence for Yuen Long district councillor Sei Chun-hing, 37, told the court on Tuesday that the woman, now 28 years old and identified only as X, was instead motivated by an opposition to his political views, a... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3325745/hong-kong-district-councillor-accused-underage-sex-labelled-dangerous-man?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3325745/hong-kong-district-councillor-accused-underage-sex-labelled-dangerous-man?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 16 Sep 2025 10:31:07 +0000 Dorothy Yeung Dorothy Yeung As Hong Kong prepares for a likely public consultation on reforming the Crimes Ordinance, the urgent need to update our outdated sexual offence laws has never been clearer. Just months ago, in July, a scandal at the University of Hong Kong erupted when a law student allegedly used artificial intelligence (AI) to create deepfake pornography targeting over 20 students and teachers, exposing the city’s legal vulnerabilities. This is not an isolated issue. Hong Kong’s sexual offence laws date back... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3325169/hong-kong-must-update-its-sexual-offence-laws-empower-survivors?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3325169/hong-kong-must-update-its-sexual-offence-laws-empower-survivors?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 16 Sep 2025 01:30:08 +0000 Lo Hoi-ying,Emily Hung Lo Hoi-ying,Emily Hung Hong Kong should step up victim protection by outlawing deepfake pornographic content, advocates and lawmakers have said, after a university student was accused of using artificial intelligence (AI) to generate explicit images of his classmates. The Education Bureau weighed in on the case on Sunday, saying publicly funded universities had autonomy in how they managed students, while one lawmaker called on authorities to follow South Korea’s example by banning the AI-generated pornographic... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3318047/hong-kong-should-ban-ai-generated-porn-protect-victims-ngo-and-lawmakers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3318047/hong-kong-should-ban-ai-generated-porn-protect-victims-ngo-and-lawmakers?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 13 Jul 2025 11:32:01 +0000 Fiona Sun Fiona Sun Leading Hong Kong forensic pathologist Dr Philip Beh Swan-lip, who dedicated his career to helping families that had lost loved ones find closure and co-founded the city’s first sexual violence crisis centre, has died. Beh was also involved in a high-profile inquest into the death of a 15-year-old girl whose naked body was found at sea during the 2019 anti-government protests. In an email sent to faculty, students and alumni of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) on Thursday, Professor Lau... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3317003/leading-hong-kong-forensic-pathologist-philip-beh-dies-after-battle-cancer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3317003/leading-hong-kong-forensic-pathologist-philip-beh-dies-after-battle-cancer?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Jul 2025 10:42:58 +0000