On the eve of World Children's Day, the book review meeting of Guidelines for the Prevention of Sexual Assault of Children in China (Provisional) was held at the Shanghai Soong Ching Ling Foundation. The book, funded by SSCLF’s Sunshine Warming Children's Special Fund, is co-edited by SSCLF and Legal Vision. Experts and leaders, engaged in the protection of minors' rights and interests, provided suggestions for the compilation and improvement of the book.

Mr. Jiang Liang, Chairman of SSCLF, Mr. Miao Xiaobao, Former Director of Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Justice, Honorary Director of SSCLF’s Sunshine Warming Children Special Fund, Mrs. Zhang Ming, Secretary-General of SSCLF, Mr. Chen Naiwei, Director of SSCLF and initiator of SSCLF’s Sunshiine Warming Children Special Fund, Executive Dean of Fudan University's Senior Lawyers College, Mrs. Wang Fengmei, CEO of Legal Vision, and a number of experts from Shanghai judicial and civil affairs sectors attended the book review meeting. The meeting was presided over by Mr. Chen Naiwei.

Jiang Liang, Chairman of SSCLF

Chairman Jiang Liang affirmed the efforts made by SSCLF's Sunshine Warming Children Special Fund to support the public welfare project for the protection of minors' rights and interests. He said that it is of great significance for SSCLF to cooperate with Legal Vision to compile and publish the book Guidelines for the Prevention of Sexual Assault of Children in China (Provisional). The current first draft of the book is rich in theory and cases, which has both theoretical guidance and realistic pertinence. It is a very practical reference book, and escorts minors to grow up healthily with legal expertise, which is consistent with the concept of "Giving the most precious things to children" advocated by Mme. Soong Ching Ling. Chairman Jiang Liang inscribed the title of the book.

Chairman Jiang Liang wrote the title of the book

Director Chen Naiwei introduced the compilation purpose of the book, aiming at sending the sunshine of love to children, delivering systematic thoughts and methods of preventing sexual assault to families, schools and society, and providing professional, reliable and practical guidance on preventing sexual assault.

Mr. Chen Naiwei, Director of SSCLF and initiator of SSCLF’s Sunshine Warming Children Special Fund 

Wang Fengmei, CEO of Legal Vision, reviewed the original intention of compilation of the book Guidelines for the Prevention of Sexual Assault of Children in China (Provisional) and the efforts made by Legal Vision’s editorial team in the past six months. Since paying attention to the problem of child sexual assault, she found that the more in-depth study, the more complexity of this problem and the urgency of prevention. In order to achieve the expected publishing effect of the book content, several chapters are changed, and they are still listening to the opinions of experts from all sides for further improvement.

Wang Fengmei, CEO of Legal Vision 

Leaders and experts at the meeting evaluated the contents, styles and presentation methods of the first draft of the book one by one, and put forward many pertinent and constructive suggestions for revision.

Leaders and experts at the meeting spoke respectively

To keep minors away from sexual assault, it is necessary for families, schools, society, government, justice and media to form a joint force to build a strict safety net for children. In response to social concerns, the book Guidelines for the Prevention of Sexual Assault of Children in China (Provisional) systematically introduces the prevention and response methods and rescue channels of minors’ sexual assault, and brings together the loving forces of procuratorates, courts, judicial bureaus, lawyers' associations, political and legal colleges, civil affairs departments, foundations, media and other sectors, which makes a useful exploration for effectively safeguarding the rights and interests of children and building a society ruled by law.

Manuscript review meeting