Hong Kong reiterated its demand for the Philippines to apologize for the way its officials mishandled the hostage crisis incident involving several Hong Kong tourists and a former cop. Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung said that the Philippines should apologize for its failure to properly resolve the crisis without loss of life. “The victims and their families are not demanding and have never demanded a personal apology from the Philippine president for the criminal act committed by an individual, as some have alleged,” Leung said on Tuesday, February 18. Previously, President Benigno Aquino III said that the government cannot apologize for the act of one individual, since it cannot be “construed as the act of the entire country.” But Leung rebuked this reasoning and said the Philippine government should be consistent with the findings of its own official investigation that found several officials liable for the failed negotiations, which left 8 Hong Kong residents dead. Hong Kong recently raised a travel restriction against Philippine government officials in response to the Philippine government’s refusal to apologize.
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