Monica Chow Wai-choo – Charm

Families seek review of coroner’s findings in Lamma ferry disaster inquest

5 months ago02 mins

Four individuals lodged the application in the High Court on Wednesday. They acted without lawyers. They want the court to quash the coroner’s findings that a missing watertight door on the ill-fated Lamma IV ferry was a deliberate design choice, not an oversight. They are also seeking a fresh inquest on that issue. Thirty-nine people…

‘Outrageous’: families of Hong Kong ferry crash victims fume over coroner’s remarks

8 months ago03 mins

Relatives of the 39 victims in one of Hong Kong’s deadliest maritime disasters expressed anger after the coroner overseeing an inquest said it was “impractical and unrealistic” for them to expect inspectors could have spotted a missing watertight door if they had examined the ship’s structural drawings. Coroner Monica Chow Wai-choo said on Thursday, the…