Special department to look into abuse, abandoned and the needs of children needed

She said the country had 9.7 million children and Social Welfare Department officers may not be able to care for all.

"The social welfare department also care for persons with disabilities (PWD), flood victims and where would that place the children?

"We need a department for children with 300 to 400 protection officers. Some of the staffs use different hats serving as protective officers, sometimes moral officers," she said, adding that she hopes the government will be serious in protecting children, including those abandonment or abused.

She said there must be an expert that could communicate with them as they may be dealing with mental stress issues.