Strengthening Child Protection in the Digital Age: Insights from Hong Kong's Justice Secretary
Hong Kong's Secretary for Justice, Paul Lam, addressed the 16th China-ASEAN Prosecutors-General Conference regarding the need for international cooperation to protect children from digital harms. He highlighted the risks of online exploitation and the importance of robust legal frameworks.
Why it matters
As digital threats to children become borderless, international legal synchronization is increasingly necessary for effective enforcement and protection.
Speech by SJ at plenary session of 16th China-ASEAN Prosecutors-General Conference in Brunei
Following is the speech by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Paul Lam, SC, at the plenary session of the 16th China-ASEAN Prosecutors-General Conference in Brunei today (October 22):
Your Excellencies, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen,
Children today grow up in an interconnected digital world that offers unprecedented opportunities for education and development. But at the same time, modern technology exposes them to grave and fast-evolving risks - from violent or pornographic content on social media platforms, to online grooming, non-consensual sharing of intimate images, deepfake manipulation, cyberbullying, coercion and fraud.
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