Hearing the reporters' questions from below, Yam Kai-chiu felt an indescribable sense of humiliation. Yet, faced with their inquiries, he had no choice but to respond.
"Distinguished media friends, after our thorough investigation, we have found that the allegations against the Hung Hing Group lack conclusive evidence. As an official of the Hong Kong Government, I must admit that this was an internal operational error on our part. Therefore, we have decided to issue a public apology to demonstrate the Hong Kong Government's serious attitude toward this matter."
Hearing this, a reporter in the audience stood up and asked, "Mr. Yam, I wonder how the Hong Kong Government intends to handle this matter. As my newspaper understands it, the current economic downturn in Hong Kong is entirely due to the Hung Hing incident. How does the government plan to deal with this after apologizing?"
Chapter 218