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Lamma Shipwreck Ten Years|Niece's 10th birthday shipwreck survivor Xu Zhisheng supported his deceased brother and niece for ten years

2022-10-01T10:54:38.896Z


"As soon as I saw the national flag, I understood October 1, the National Day, I understood! But as soon as I saw the national flag, I remembered the Lamma shipwreck." Ten years ago, on this day (October 1) in 2012, Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour,


"As soon as I saw the national flag, I understood October 1st, the National Day, I understood! But as soon as I saw the national flag, I thought about the shipwreck of Lamma." Ten years ago, today (October 1) in 2012, Fireworks exploded over the Victoria Harbour, and the whole sky celebrated, but Xu Zhisheng, who was far away in Shanghai, received the bad news that his eldest brother Xu Zhiwei was shipwrecked, and his niece Xu Kaiying, who was on the Lamma No. 4, was also seriously injured and died 4 days later. Because this day is his birthday, ten years old..."


Ten years later, Xu Zhisheng still remembers that, although he fights with his brother from time to time, the other side has been taking care of him silently. Even when he went overseas to study in Australia, he also asked friends to take care of him. He's a little boy.

The shipwreck ruthlessly took the lives of his eldest brother and niece, the lights went out, and he took away a "very good person" in the eyes of his younger brother, relatives, friends, and colleagues


. The crux of the matter is precisely because he has been unable to trace the truth of the Lamma shipwreck-the whole story that led to the death of his eldest brother.

The road to the truth was repeatedly broken, and even mourning was forbidden.

In recent years, he left Hong Kong to work. In this unfamiliar Hong Kong, the road to the truth is difficult, but he did not dare to give up: "If something happens to me, will my elder brother keep it low? Brothers unite, adjust Turning around, about my elder brother, can I keep it low?"


After a story and a truth are fully published, you will definitely publish a newspaper, Shimi?

So I grabbed a newspaper, went to their graves, did not miss a word, read it and listened, this is the result I wanted.

Xu Zhisheng, family member of Lamma shipwreck victims

【Lamma Shipwreck Tenth Anniversary Series No. 6】


My elder brother is over 42 years old... Today I am 46 years old, which means I am already... bigger than my elder brother... I am a shrewd fellow... I feel good Strange, that is, I am already older than my elder brother, it is so hard to accept... Xu Zhisheng, a family member of the victims of the Lamma shipwreck

Xu Zhisheng, who has a rough appearance and a little "squeaky", says that he has been very naughty since he was a child, forming a strong contrast with his gentle and elegant brother. Fighting is the common language of the two.

6 years younger, he seems to be "badly put", and his mother can't see through the friendship between the two brothers. In fact, the elder brother has been taking care of this undetermined younger brother silently.

I'm just fine... I'm so skinny, I'm so obedient, I have a good time with my elder brother all day long, but when it comes to my studies, my elder brother goes to Australia to study first, and then lives with him and returns to Hong Kong. When I go to Australia to study, he will be able to I entrusted many friends to take care of me in Australia.

Xu Zhisheng, family member of Lamma shipwreck victims

All kinds of little things, Xu Zhisheng remembered.

The two went abroad to study one after another. When they grew up, their elder brother Xu Zhiwei, who graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering, joined HK Electric for nearly 20 years.

Xu Zhisheng went to Shanghai to work as a photographer. After childhood, he spent more time together than ever, but his eldest brother still misses him, and even took time to learn about his life in Shanghai when he was on a business trip.

Xu Zhisheng, a family member of the Lamma shipwreck.

(File photo/Photo by Wang Haitu)

Xu Zhisheng described his brother as "a very good person" because he not only cares about him, but also cares about his work, colleagues, friends, and relatives, and even takes time out to tutor his colleagues' children.

After the eldest brother's death, his boss at HK Electric revealed that he has long been regarded as a rising star: "They have already thought about cultivating my brother to a higher position... My brother has unfortunately passed away.... ..all disrupt their plans..."

As a person, of course, you will feel very unwilling... Having a stable job, the boss is also willing to cultivate, is loved by colleagues, and also has the support and understanding of his family. .

It should be normal, but he suddenly had an accident and took the lives of 39 people, and the government has not disclosed the truth along the way... Xu Zhisheng, the family of the victims of the Lamma shipwreck

Speaking of the truth, Xu Zhisheng's mind rewinds back to ten years ago, at least once a year, forcing him to revisit that episode of disaster that he did not want to remember, but did not dare to forget.

The 10th Anniversary of the Lamma Disaster Report:


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Ten years ago today, Xu Zhisheng's brother and his family of four boarded the "Lamma No. 4" of Hong Kong Electric Company to go out to sea to enjoy fireworks, Xu said, "October 1 is my niece (Xu Kaiying)'s birthday, so they took advantage of it. This is an opportunity for the whole family to board the ship and go to Victoria Harbour to watch the fireworks and celebrate their birthday." The 10-year-old niece Xu Kaiying, before seeing the bright fireworks, "Lamma No. 4" was taken by the Hong Kong-Kowloon Ferry. The "Haitai" hit the ship, and the family of four scattered at sea.

Xu Zhisheng, who was working far away in Shanghai, received a long-distance call from his mother to inform him that his brother's family had died.

My mind is completely blank, until I get on the plane, I can recall (recall) first... Thinking about my experience with my brother, my experience with my niece, I will comfort my parents ...the tears keep pouring out like this.... Xu Zhisheng, the family of the victims of the Lamma shipwreck

▼Lamma shipwreck, police death investigation report▼


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The brother drowned on the spot, and the niece Kaiying was seriously injured.

Kai Ying suffered through the fifth day after her 10th birthday. She could no longer support her and died of rescue.

Sister-in-law and nephew were rescued from the shipwreck, but they were also injured. Before he could manage his emotions and what happened, he had to run around various hospitals and mortuaries.

Online bashing is like sprinkling salt in a wound

Ten years later, Xu Zhisheng sighed bitterly during the visit.

Interviewed year after year, the wounds were dug open: "I can't bury the wounds, and the blood bleeds all the way..." Regardless of the concern of relatives and friends, or the criticism of him on the Internet, they all sprinkle salt on his wounds , which made him want to die, and he was helpless to stay away from his social circle and become withdrawn.

Some netizens left a message saying that the family members of our class are for money.

please remember!

First, human life cannot be measured by money. If you can, or someone else can, you are only objectifying the feelings of your family and people. You can do this, it doesn't mean that everyone else is. Ken.

Xu Zhisheng, family member of Lamma shipwreck victims

In December 2020, Xu Zhisheng, a family member of the Lamma shipwreck, attended a press conference and asked the government to reconsider holding a coroner.

(File photo/Photo by Wang Haitu)

Outsiders may be puzzled. The two captains of the boat that caused the accident have been jailed one after another. The court has also ruled that the 39 victims died of "illegal killings". What are the families fighting for?

Find out if they will drown?

How will the ship sink if you unpack it?

How many roles are there in the Marine Department?

There is no truth in one day, I can't be in front of my house, my deceased family, and I can't listen... ah... It turns out that these things happened that day, and As a result, you two have passed away.

Ten years!

I still can't tell a story, let's hear it... Xu Zhisheng, the family of the victims of the Lamma shipwreck

The government celebrates the National Day every year. In Xu Zhisheng's eyes, this day is the death taboo of his eldest brother that he dare not remember. Every time he sees the national flag flying slowly, it also evokes the scene of the eldest brother's soul breaking, "If people ask me about Hong Kong The story, I have only one story left, and it is the story of the shipwreck of Lamma.”

After two administrations of Leung Chun-ying and Carrie Lam, the family members have never been able to get answers.

Xu Zhisheng said that he wanted to ask the new chief executive Li Jiachao, if the truth of the Lamma shipwreck has not been revealed, and the road to the truth continues to be blocked one after another, it is difficult for the deceased to rest in peace, and it is difficult for the family to not let go, how to show the story of Hong Kong to the outside world.

▼October 1, 2017 Citizens mourned the fifth anniversary of the Lamma shipwreck▼


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Xu Zhisheng has been writing open letters for ten years, but so far he has not received a satisfactory response.

Recently, I noticed a report, quoting "Lady Hairy" Lei Yulian, saying that she should stop holding exhibitions about the Lamma shipwreck on the street, unable to mourn the 39 victims of the Lamma shipwreck 10 years ago. Hate of events.

This incident is the largest shipwreck in Hong Kong, is it that I can't even commemorate such a big shipwreck?

Is it illegal for Hong Kong citizens to even go to commemorate?

It's because of the Japanese National Day, so people want to celebrate with the whole world?

It is precisely because of the accident that happened on the National Day, if you do not have a clear and reasonable explanation and disclose all the truth, you will add a scar and stain to the National Day!

Xu Zhisheng, family member of Lamma shipwreck victims

In June 2022, the family members of the deceased Liang Shuling (right) and Zhao Bingquan (left) filed a petition with the High Court, asking the court to consider reopening the coroner's court.

(File photo/Photo by Zhu Youli)

For ten years, Xu Zhisheng, who is far away, has not given up on the way to get closer to the truth.

In June of this year, he joined two other family members, Liang Shuling and Zhao Bingquan, to file a petition with the High Court with new doubts that he had found so hard to convene a coroner's court.

Whether a coroner's court can be held in the end, the answer will be announced at the end of this month.

After ten years of trials and hardships, and being haunted by "disappointment, loss, and ridicule", he dared not hold on to high hopes, but even if the court once again made a final decision and no coroner was held, he still promised his brother and niece that he would stick to it. In the end: "This is my promise to my elder brother, my niece, and the people who live in my house. My brother is the first, and I won't be my brother just because he died!"

As long as I'm not dead, I can breathe a sigh of relief, and I won't give up unless I die...that is, my elder brother, my niece, or all 39 dead. No, but it is our living family members. As long as we are not dead, we will not end our way every day. I believe that it is possible to talk, and each of our family members will bear the burden of the deceased. Hope, let them go.

Xu Zhisheng, family member of Lamma shipwreck victims

Ten years of Lamma shipwreck | Survivor Zhao Bingquan seeks the truth for her deceased sister: At this moment, I am still very saddened 10 years of shipwreck investigation seesaw 3 report reveals Marine Department mistakes and omissions, but no one fell into the wok Our magnanimous internal investigation should be made public

Source: hk1

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