HAN ''It may take 100 attempts to get back into my country, but that is my intention.'' - Mainland labour activist Han Dongfang, bundled out of China and over the border at Lowu, less than a day after unexpectedly returning home from the US.
ACKERMAN ''We do not want this to turn into a game of ping-pong with Mr Han as the ball.'' - US Congressman Gary Ackerman, chairman of House Foreign Affairs Committee's sub-group on the Asia Pacific region.
CHONG ''We just don't know where to turn now, it seems everything has failed.'' - Ivy Chong, daughter of Hong Kong businessman Chong Kwee-sung, held in China without charge for two years over a commercial dispute.
WONG ''Bringing up a child is not easy. And parents of Down's Syndrome children need more help from the community.'' - Health and Welfare Secretary Elizabeth Wong, pleading for tolerance after the attack on a Down's Syndrome Association centre in Tung Tau Estate.
YUNG ''The domestic helpers are immune from rising costs in housing, food, fuel and light. We, the employers, pay the bills.'' - Betty Yung, Hong Kong Employers of Overseas Domestic Helpers' Association chairman, putting the case for restricting a rise in maids' wages to $300 instead of the $600 asked for.
BORLONGAN ''Most of the employers are Chinese. They eat a lot. We have to work for long hours to prepare meals and snacks for them.'' - Asian Domestic Workers' Union president Remy Borlongan.