Relatives of victims of the Manila tragedy appeared in court to give testimony or show support yesterday.
Tse Chi-kin, elder brother of killed tour guide Masa Tse Ting-chunn, said he wanted the coroner's case to proceed because he needed to know the truth about what happened.
His mother was also there.
Chi-kin said outside the court: '[I] hope to see whether it can be made clear who were responsible.'
He said he was hoping the legal findings would help him determine whether he could file for compensation.
But the brother said that doing so would be difficult because it would involve two jurisdictions.
Inside the court, he gave a brief account of being asked to identify the body in a Manila hospital. Holding back tears while being questioned by barrister Hectar Pun, who represented Tse's family, he said his brother had been wearing jeans, a dark T-shirt and a white belt, but he had noticed his watch and shoes were missing.