Katherine Wong
17‑year‑old secondary school student studying in Hong Kong
About the Founder
"No child should be placed in the position of assembling an evidentiary dossier about their own abuse and submitting it to their school."
Hear the Children was founded by Katherine Wong, a 17‑year‑old high school student, in direct response to her own experience of abuse and systemic failure.
The institutions that were supposed to protect her and her younger sister; still under 16, either minimised or ignored what was happening. Only when Katherine, still a minor, assembled a full, evidence‑based dossier detailing the abuse and its legal implications did schools and other institutions begin to take her situation seriously.
Through her own case, Katherine also saw how little practical knowledge and language children are given to recognise abuse or assert their rights.
Child abuse education is nowhere near as visible or inevitable in Hong Kong schools as drug education or sex education, despite its prevalence and severity. Many children do not have the legal literacy or safe, humane reporting pathways they need.
With an already burdened triage system, even well‑intentioned laws like the Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse Ordinance risk driving more cases into structures that are not equipped to respond quickly or safely. Hear the Children exists to confront these realities from a survivor‑informed perspective, focusing on school‑based awareness and more realistic, compassionate reporting options for minors.
Hear the Children believes no child should be forced to choose between silence and the destruction of their life in order to be protected.
Meet the Team.
Hear the Children's passionate and talented group of child abuse awareness advocates who will push to the edge for policy change and are committed to helping spread child abuse awareness in Hong Kong.
Jason
Ching
Co-Head of Communications
Jason works as a SWIMS Ambassador and promotes water safety and community awareness through school and outreach initiatives. He is also an active Model United Nations participant and consistently engages in diplomacy and public speaking across multiple conferences.
Katrina
Cheung
Head of Communications
Katrina is the Founder of The Pediatric Project, an NGO working with the UN Major Group for Children and Youth on paediatric disease advocacy. She is involved with Acción Inspira on climate‑related initiatives. Katrina is also an active volunteer with 10% Afterschool Care, supporting children and families through community‑based programmes.
Ayushman
Shrestha
Head of Media
Ayushman has extensive experience working with NGOs, particularly in communicating with primary school-aged children. He is a committee member of his school’s Editorial Board and has been actively involved in programmes supporting individuals with mental disabilities, including autism and Down syndrome. He is also a member of his school’s Ethics Olympiad team.
Anya
Sun
Head of Research
Anya has worked with refugee children, as well as students at Northwest Elementary and Francis Drake Elementary in Massachusetts, teaching English and Maths to children from ages 5 to 15. She helped lead a campaign that raised HK$60,000 for HKCNP, feeding underprivileged families across Hong Kong during covid lock-down.
Antonio
Gunning-Garcia
Head of Fundraising
Antonio has held leadership responsibilities within his school community, including spearheading a student-led initiative to fundraise for a charity in Kowloon. He is also a highly accomplished Model United Nations delegate, having received two Best Delegate awards at GSIS and ISL.
Meet the Team.
Hear the Children's passionate and talented group of child abuse awareness advocates who will push to the edge for policy change and are committed to helping spread child abuse awareness in Hong Kong.
Jason Ching
Co-Head of Communications
Jason works as a SWIMS Ambassador and promotes water safety and community awareness through school and outreach initiatives. He is also an active Model United Nations participant and consistently engages in diplomacy and public speaking across multiple conferences.
Katrina Cheung
Head of Communications
Katrina is the Founder of The Pediatric Project, an NGO working with the UN Major Group for Children and Youth on paediatric disease advocacy. She is involved with Acción Inspira on climate‑related initiatives. Katrina is also an active volunteer with 10% Afterschool Care, supporting children and families through community‑based programmes.
Ayushman
Shrestha
Head of Media
Ayushman has extensive experience working with NGOs, particularly in communicating with primary school-aged children. He is a committee member of his school’s Editorial Board and has been actively involved in programmes supporting individuals with mental disabilities, including autism and Down syndrome. He is also a member of his school’s Ethics Olympiad team.
Anya Sun
Head of Research
Anya has worked with refugee children, as well as students at Northwest Elementary and Francis Drake Elementary in Massachusetts, teaching English and Maths to children from ages 5 to 15. She helped lead a campaign that raised HK$60,000 for HKCNP, feeding underprivileged families across Hong Kong during covid lock-down.
Antonio
Gunning-Garcia
Head of Fundraising
Antonio has held leadership responsibilities within his school community, including spearheading a student-led initiative to fundraise for a charity in Kowloon. He is also a highly accomplished Model United Nations delegate, having received two Best Delegate awards at GSIS and ISL.