USE OF BLACK ALERT TO EXERT POLITICAL PRESSURE URGED
Tens of thousands rally in HK, vent fury on Aquino
08/30/2010
Tens of thousands of people rallied in Hong Kong yesterday to demand from President Aquino justice for victims of the August 23 hostage bloodbath, as legislators of the territory sought the use of the black travel alert on the Philippines to exert political pressure on the Aquino government
Legislators wanted the black alert in place until the Philippine government delivered a report on its investigation into what led to the deaths of eight Hongkongers in last Monday’s hostage-taking in Manila, according to the South China Morning Post.
Demonstrators voiced their anger over the Philippine government’s handling of the siege in the heart of Manila on Monday which left eight Hong Kong tourists dead amid widespread complaints of police bungling.
“It’s too late for the governments to do anything, but Hong Kong people hope that, at the very least, the Philippine authorities could tell us the truth,” Daisy Kwong, a telecoms firm project manager, said.
“I cried for hours after watching the tragedy played out live on TV,” she said.... MORESource: The Daily Tribune
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