Philip Chiu Ping-chuen – Charm

Hong Kong inquest verdict into ferry crash ‘will be ellipsis … not full stop’

3 weeks ago02 mins

Alice Leung Shuk-ling has spent more than a decade seeking the truth behind a ferry crash in 2012 that killed her younger brother and 38 others, and she expects a Coroner’s Court verdict due Wednesday to be merely an ellipsis – not a full stop – in her quest. Leung, 40, said she never expected…

Hong Kong ferry disaster survivor says life jackets locked away before sinking

Cs news9 months ago02 mins

A survivor of Hong Kong’s Lamma Island ferry disaster has told a court inquest that the life jackets were locked away and he was unable to obtain one for himself before his ferry sank following its collision with another vessel. Philip Chiu Ping-chuen, whose sister died in the tragedy, on Thursday became the first witness…