Leung Chun-ying to raise Manila hostage issues at Apec summit
Chief executive promises to raise issues of an apology and compensation for Manila tragedy
Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying met survivors of the Manila hostage tragedy yesterday, and promised to pass on their demands for compensation and an apology to the Philippine leader when they meet at a regional summit this week.
Leung and Philippine President Benigno Aquino are due to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation Summit in Vladivostok, Russia, on Friday and Saturday.
Tse Chi-hang, a spokesman for the victims and their relatives, told the media after the meeting that Leung promised to pass on their demands in talks with Aquino, and to deliver a letter from survivors to President Hu Jintao at the summit.
The letter asks Hu to press their demands with the Philippine government.
The hostage incident took place on August 23, 2010, when sacked policeman Rolando Mendoza hijacked a bus full of Hong Kong visitors. He shot eight dead and injured seven.
Tse, the younger brother of slain tour guide Masa Tse Ting-chunn, said Leung's goal was consistent with demands for the Philippines to compensate and apologise to the survivors and victims' families.