Teen living in market stall: Tin Pei Ling says girl doing well, authorities considering foster home
Member of Parliament Tin Pei Ling has shared an update on the 15-year-old girl found living at the wet market along Circuit Road in a 10-minute video posted to Facebook on Friday (May 3).
Recalling her visit to the child at the hospital on Thursday, Tin said the girl is «coping well», «healthy» and «cheerful».
The teenager had showed Tin her new soft toys, along with a Pokemon game card that another child patient had given to her.
Her father also regularly visits her at the hospital, added the MacPherson MP.
She said: «While the father is assisting with investigations… the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) is also working hard to work out a longer-term care arrangement for her.»
To that end, foster care appears to be the best option for the girl and the MSF is currently reaching out to its foster network to do so, Tin said.