An Education Circular of 2002 had set some limits on corporal punishment in schools, but cultural, traditional and religious beliefs and practices impeded the abolition of such punishment.
9. 《2002年教育公告》规定了对学校中体罚的一些限制，但是，文化、传统和宗教上的信仰与习惯阻碍了对这些体罚的破除。