Manila to send envoy to apologize POINT TO PROVE:Hung Shih-cheng’s daughter called for the results of an investigation to be released to address rumors that her father was fishing illegally By Shih Hsiu-chuan / Staff reporter The administration of Philippine President Benigno Aquino III has agreed to send a special envoy to Taiwan to apologize for the shooting death of fisherman Hung Shih-cheng (洪石成), his daughter, Hung Tzu-chien (洪慈綪), said yesterday. A demand by the victim’s family that the Philippine government offer a formal and public apology was not met until nearly three months after Hung Shih-cheng was shot dead by Philippine Coast Guard personnel on May 9. Hung Tzu-chien, the victim’s eldest daughter, said details, including the choice of Aquino’s special envoy, the form of the apology and the venue where the apology is to be offered, are still being worked out by lawyers. “We hope the Philippine government will designate a representative who has proper authorization from Philippine President Aquino and that the special envoy will come to Siaoliouciou (小琉球),” said Hung Tzu-chien, whose family reside on the island in Pingtung County. Hung Shih-cheng, the 65-year-old captain of fishing boat the Kuang Ta Hsing No. 28, was killed by Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel on a Philippine government ship while his vessel was in waters where the claimed exclusive economic zones of the two countries overlap. Prosecutors from Taiwan and the Philippines have compared notes in their separate investigations into the incident in early June, but the findings remain confidential. taipeitimes/News/front/archives/2013/08/04/2003568878
Posted on: Sun, 04 Aug 2013 15:23:39 +0000
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