Welfare petition with 100,000 signatures pours heat on Hong Kong prison bosses to protect inmates from extra hot weather
More than 100,000 Hongkongers have signed a petition urging prison authorities to roll out special measures such as the provision of cold water for inmates, as the city swelters under exceptionally hot weather.The drive, which reached its goal of amassing 100,000 signatures in 33 hours on Sunday, was initiated by Wall-fare, a prisoners’ rights group set up by former opposition lawmaker Shiu Ka-chun in April last year.The “very hot weather” alert issued by the Observatory – which warns the…
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