Section 2 of the
Prevention of Child Pornography Ordinance (PCPO) of Hong Kong defines child pornography as:
“(a) a photograph, film, computer-generated image or other visual depiction that is a pornographic depiction of a person who is or is depicted as being a child, whether it is made or generated by electronic or any other means, whether or not it is a depiction of a real person and whether or not it has been modified; or
(b) anything that incorporates a photograph, film, image or depiction referred to in paragraph (a),
and includes data stored in a form that is capable of conversion into a photograph, film, image or depiction referred to in paragraph (a) and anything containing such data.”
Pornographic depiction is defined as:
“(a) a visual depiction that depicts a person as being engaged in explicit sexual conduct, whether or not the person is in fact engaged in such conduct; or
(b) a visual depiction that depicts, in a sexual manner or context, the genitals or anal region of a person or the breast of a female person,
but, for the avoidance of doubt, a depiction for a genuine family purpose does not, merely because it depicts any part of the body referred to in paragraph (b), fall within that paragraph .”
More information, please refer to
Family CLIC
Hong Kong Ordinance, the
Crimes Ordinance, Cap. 200 , and the
Prevention of Child Pornography Ordinance (“PCPO”), Cap. 579 , contain a number of offences designed to protect children against sexual abuse. These offences are apposite to Convention Articles 34, 35 and 36 relate to protecting children against sexual exploitation and abuse, involvement in unlawful sexual activity and child sex tourism, abduction and trafficking.
More information, please refer to
Family CLIC
Cyber bullying refers to a child or adolescent’s behavior of continuing to hurt, threaten, bother, and humiliate another child or adolescent in the form of words or images on the internet.
More information, please refer to the website of
Hong Kong Family Welfare Society - HEALTHYNET
Frequent cybercrimes committed by children and young people involve “obtains access to a computer with intent to commit an offence or with a dishonest intent” and “by telecommunications, obtains unauthorised access to any computer”, facing the issues such as fraud or copyright infringement. It may violate the Hong Kong Ordinances including
Crimes Ordinance S. 161, Cap. 200 and
Telecommunications Ordinance S. 27A, Cap. 106.
More information, please refer to the website of
Youth Crime Prevention Centre of The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups
