{"id":772,"date":"2021-06-28T15:17:21","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T07:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devwp.visibleone.io\/p136\/?p=772"},"modified":"2021-06-29T15:04:44","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T07:04:44","slug":"what-is-domestic-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familyclic.hk\/en\/topics\/daily-lives-legal-issues\/domestic-violence-and-assistance\/what-is-domestic-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"What is domestic violence?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I. What is domestic violence?<\/h1>\n

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The Department of Justice\u2019s Policy for Prosecuting Cases Involving Domestic Violence refers to \u201cdomestic violence\u201d as \u201ca general term which describes a range of behaviour often used by one person to control or dominate another with whom they have, or have had, a close or family relationship. It is often a series of abusive incidents, whether physical or not, that has a cumulative effect on the victim. Domestic violence may be broadly described as any criminal offence which arises out of violence, threatening behaviour or physical, sexual or emotional abuse, between adults who are or have been intimate partners, or else between family members.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

For the purposes of police intervention, domestic violence is described in the Hong Kong Police Force document: Role and Responsibilities of Police Officers Attending Domestic Violence Incidents, as\u00a0\u201cany incident involving an assault, or breach of the peace between parties who could generally be described as married or having a family relationship\u201d<\/em>\u00a0. This\u00a0\u201cfamily relationship\u201d<\/em>\u00a0also includes co-habitants or lovers, and a relationship between spouses who are separated or divorced.<\/p>\n

Domestic violence can involve abusers and victims of either sex, though the majority of abusers are male.<\/p>\n

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Adoption is a legal process by which parental rights and responsibilities over a child are transferred from the birth parents to the adoptive parents. An adoption in Hong Kong must be effected in accordance with the Adoption Ordinance , Cap. 290<\/a> , Laws of Hong Kong. The guiding principle in the adoption process is the \u201cbest interests of the child\u201d ( section 8<\/a> of the Adoption Ordinance<\/a> ).<\/p>

Local adoption service in Hong Kong is provided by the Adoption Unit of the Social Welfare Department and three non-governmental organizations, as Accredited Bodies:<\/p>