(China Daily)
Updated: 2007-12-05 09:05

The Hong Kong Social Welfare Department's new sexual education kit for the mentally disabled has a pair of puppets that are used to demonstrate masturbation.

The aim is for social workers to show parents of the mentally disabled people, and the mentally disabled, how to deal with their sexual needs. Psychologists said previous attempts at teaching the mentally disabled about masturbation had led to misunderstandings and had even proved dangerous.

Lack of guidance on sexual matters had led to some mentally disabled people committing sex offences, a psychologist added.

(Ming Pao)