LABOUR concern groups are to petition Xinhua (the New China News Agency) on the anniversary of Shenzhen's Zhili factory fire, because many of the victim and their relatives say the compensation is inadequate.
Families of each of the 87 workers who died in the November 19 blaze are eligible for 11,000 yuan (about HK$9,965). Hong Kong's Trico Industries Limited, responsible for taking orders for production in the factory, gave an extra 22,000 yuan.
Lo Chan Tak-ngan, wife of Trico director Lo Chiu-chuen, said the money was paid by the insurers.
'We have tried to do our best to complete our moral responsibilities. We lost more than HK$10 million in the fire,' Mrs Lo said.
For the 51 injured, compensation ranged from a few thousand yuan for minor injuries to 50,000 to 60,000 yuan for serious injuries.
