Pair say thanks with a bouquet

New identity cards and passports are what Paul Au Wing-cheung and Wong Chuen-ming need most to start new lives.

Their documents - Mr Au's identity card and Mr Wong's passport - were lost in a fire at Pasay City Hall court in the Philippines, while the men were spending 41/2 years in jail wrongly accused of drug trafficking.

Yesterday, they raised their concerns when they met the Governor at Government House.

They gave Chris Patten a bouquet of flowers and thanked him for helping in their release.

Mr Au, 32, said after the meeting that he had yet to decide on his future.

'I would prefer taking a rest for the time being. But the first step is to get an identity card,' he said.