Poon Hiu-wing's mother only wanted justice for her daughter - meaning helping Hiu-Wing's suspected killer and boyfriend Chan Tong-kai surrender to Taiwan, where he will most certainly face prison time for murder.
But with Hong Kong police prevaricating on the issue, she rejected an invitation to meet with them at the last minute.
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(Aired on ViuTVSix on 25 October 2020)
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“Don’t waste time, and don’t put on a show.”
Strong words from Poon Hiu-wing’s mother to the Hong Kong police, in a written statement last night.
Police had invited her to meet them at 11am to pick up Poon’s belongings, which were used to convict suspected killer Chan Tong-kai of money laundering.
In response, Mrs Poon gave police a deadline this morning to answer two questions:
If she met with them today, would police arrange a meeting with Taiwanese counterparts to discuss Chan’s surrender to the self-ruled island?
And whether the officer she’d be meeting today was senior enough to make that kind of decision on half of the Hong Kong Police Force.
But with no reply from the force, she cancelled the meeting.
She also told the police she doesn’t want her daughter’s items back yet, since they may be useful for her murder case in Taiwan.
She said, Hong Kong police should “take good care” of them and share them with their Taiwanese counterparts.
Police said they’re under court orders to give back the items to the deceased’s family, so those will be returned. But they didn’t say how it would be arranged.
They also say they’re: “willing to let the family of the deceased have the contact information of Hong Kong officers, in case the family wishes to pass it to the Taiwan police unit, to remind Taiwan to contact the Hong Kong police.”
The two territories are stuck in a diplomatic row over how to handle 22-year-old Chan Tong-kai, the Hongkonger who allegedly confessed to murdering his pregnant girlfriend in Taipei two years ago.
The SAR says Chan is free to go to Taiwan on his own and blames the island for impeding his surrender efforts.
But Taiwan wants government-to-government agreements on evidence sharing, before letting him in.
Amidst all this, Poon’s mother has been clear she just wants justice for her daughter.
In this voice recording on Thursday, she said she will never give up on that quest.
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