26 November 2015 - The Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong SAR recently concluded a two-day professional training on gender sensitivity, self-protection and assisting victims of sexual violence to Post’s personnel, especially those handling frontline services.  

The training was conducted on November 12 and 19 by Ms. Janice Chan, Ethnic Minority and Migrant Worker Project Officer of RainLily, Hong Kong's first one-stop crisis center for the protection of sexual violence victims.

The first day of the training focused on the concept of sexual violence under Hong Kong law—statistics and myths, and gender-sensitive ways to handle victims. The second day was dedicated to self-defense, including principles and demonstration of practical ways to repel an attacker under certain circumstances.

The professional training is the third project organized under the auspices of the Consulate General’s Gender and Development (GAD) program for 2015. END