A Bad Week for ... , June 2, 2013
Francis Liu Hon-por, the Marine Department chief, finally managed to issue an apology to the Lamma ferry tragedy victims and their families, but it did little to ease criticism of Liu and his department.
The Marine Department chief finally managed to issue an apology to the Lamma ferry tragedy victims and their families, but it did little to ease criticism of Liu and his department. The families say Liu should have apologised directly, rather than through the Legislative Council and the media, and questioned why he waited almost a month after a damning report into the tragedy condemned the department's behaviour.
As the birthplace of the game, China could have been expected to clean up at an international event in France. Instead, the Chinese were beaten by the hosts, prompting howls of derision online. The best Chinese player ranked only seventh in a field of 108. The Chinese can at least better understand the plight of England, the "home of football", when its team is dumped out of a soccer World Cup.