Tsang Tackles Aquino Over Bus Killings Fiasco
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November 14, 2010, Sunday
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HONG Kong's chief executive confronted Philippine President Benigno Aquino III yesterday over the mishandling of a Manila bus hostage crisis in which eight Hong Kongers died, seeking punishment for the officials responsible.
Donald Tsang expressed the Hong Kong government's disappointment that Philippine authorities had decided against immediate criminal prosecutions for officials involved in the August hostage fiasco, which strained ties between Manila and Hong Kong.
Tsang and Aquino, later joined by Chinese President Hu Jintao, briefly met while attending the summit of Pacific Rim leaders in Yokohama.
Tsang told Aquino "that Hong Kong people were shocked and saddened by the incident and were watching closely how the case was being followed up," according to a statement issued by Tsang's office.
"We are anxious to see justice done in the investigation work undertaken by the Philippine authorities and the actions taken against the people involved," the statement said.
Aquino spokesman Ricky Carandang described the meeting as "productive and another step toward closing this episode."
The bus hijacking at a Manila park by a dismissed police officer seeking reinstatement lasted 11 hours before the gunman opened fire on his hostages. A Manila SWAT team then killed the hostage-taker, but not before eight tourists died.
Donald Tsang expressed the Hong Kong government's disappointment that Philippine authorities had decided against immediate criminal prosecutions for officials involved in the August hostage fiasco, which strained ties between Manila and Hong Kong.
Tsang and Aquino, later joined by Chinese President Hu Jintao, briefly met while attending the summit of Pacific Rim leaders in Yokohama.
Tsang told Aquino "that Hong Kong people were shocked and saddened by the incident and were watching closely how the case was being followed up," according to a statement issued by Tsang's office.
"We are anxious to see justice done in the investigation work undertaken by the Philippine authorities and the actions taken against the people involved," the statement said.
Aquino spokesman Ricky Carandang described the meeting as "productive and another step toward closing this episode."
The bus hijacking at a Manila park by a dismissed police officer seeking reinstatement lasted 11 hours before the gunman opened fire on his hostages. A Manila SWAT team then killed the hostage-taker, but not before eight tourists died.
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