City Digest, February 18, 2013
About 30 Civil Human Rights Front members protested outside Stanley Prison yesterday in support of activist Koo Sze-yiu, who was jailed this month for nine months for desecrating Chinese and Hong Kong flags at two separate rallies last year.
About 30 Civil Human Rights Front members protested outside Stanley Prison yesterday in support of activist Koo Sze-yiu, who was jailed this month for nine months for desecrating Chinese and Hong Kong flags at two separate rallies last year. They demanded his release, saying he was a "prisoner of conscience". Lawmaker Leung Kwok-hung visited Koo and said he would appeal the sentence.
The 1,200-strong Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Flight Attendants Association will meet management today to demand a 2 per cent pay rise. Association chairman Michael Wong said they were optimistic that their demands would be met.