Hong Kong’s new law that mandates certain professionals to report suspected cases of child abuse was too lenient but it prompted “real debate” in the city’s opposition-free legislature, a lawmaker has said. Michael Tien on Friday said the previous day’s debate in the legislature over the Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse Bill was the first time lawmakers had engaged in “heated argument” since an electoral overhaul in 2021 ensured only “patriots” could join the city’s Legislative Council (LegCo). “It was the first real debate after the establishment of [the rule ensuring] patriots govern Hong …