Percentage of local residents who are gambling and are affected by a gambling disorder has been “continuously declining” this year.
Social Welfare Bureau
A local man was sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment for burning and blinding his wife — four months short of the maximum sentence.
The Health Bureau aims to launch a public consultation on a possible ban of sales of alcohol to minors by the end of this year.
Volunteers are being recruited to provide assistance in the aftermath of a strong typhoon or storm surge, and help restore the city to normal.
Tang also said physical abuse cases accounted for 66.7 percent of the total, while abuse in more than one form accounted for 17.5 percent, mental abuse for 7 percent, sexual abuse for 5.2 percent and child neglect for 3.5 percent.