DAB lawmaker urges Bocog to set up body to receive gripes
A local deputy to the National People's Congress, Choy So-yuk, suggested yesterday that the Beijing Organising Committee for the Olympic Games set up a branch to field Games complaints, including from the press.
Ms Choy, who is also a legislator from the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, pointed out that there was no official branch for receiving such complaints.
Establishing such a branch would show Beijing's seriousness about improving, she said.
Paul Yeung, president of the Hong Kong Press Photographers Association, called on Beijing officials to give clear instructions and offer proper training to frontline police officers, to avoid further clashes between the press and the police during the Games.
'They are not experienced in handling a big event like this,' he said. 'I hope they will perform better after learning from this lesson, otherwise more scuffles will break out in the coming weeks.'