Almost 90 per cent of Hong Kong’s social workers think government-proposed changes to their licensing body would make it harder for them to speak out for marginalised communities, a survey has found. Four veterans of the city’s social work industry announced results on Thursday of a survey on how the sector viewed the government’s proposed amendments to the Social Workers Registration Board, which is tasked with issuing qualifications for social workers. The amendments – which authorities said were needed to address national security concerns – would give government-appointed members a majorit…
