Hong Kong government sets no timetable for Lamma sinking inquiry
Transport undersecretary says government probe is proceeding 'at full speed'; no official ceremony held to mark tragedy's first anniversary
A year after a ferry collision off Lamma Island claimed 39 lives, the government has set no timetable for completing its investigation of the disaster, the deputy transport minister said.
The work needed to be carried out thoroughly, Yau Shing-mu said.
The internal investigation of the Marine Department, headed by the Transport and Housing Bureau, was proceeding "at full speed", Yau, the bureau's undersecretary, said, a day after relatives of victims criticised the government for failing to hold anyone responsible.
Yesterday's National Day fireworks were cancelled as a mark of respect to those killed a year ago, but there was no official memorial ceremony for the dead.
The two vessel operators involved remembered the dead in their own ways.
Yau said he understood the concerns of survivors and families of the dead, but that the investigation would take time.