Ricky Wong expresses gratitude to protestors
23 Oct – About 120,000 protesters dressed in black attended a rally led by HKTV staff members last weekend to protest the Hong Kong government's decision in regards to the free-to-air television licenses.
Although HKTV's Chairman Ricky Wong did not attend the demonstration on 20 October, he recently released his own statement of gratitude for the support of Hong Kong citizens.
Mingpao website reported that Ricky wrote, "12 million people were calling and it was truly inspiring. Today, we stand out, and everyone is concerned about whether the Hong Kong authorities have any respect to the wishes of the Hong Kong citizens, or whether or not Hong Kong really follows its laws and institutions.
I hope that after today, we can understand that there must be unity in Hong Kong, and not let the handful of extremist thinkers affect our mind. We will [work together and] strive to maintain Hong Kong's justice and rule of law.
On behalf of the company and colleagues, I thank you for your care and support. We will never give up and will fight to the end."
Among celebrities that attended the rally include Maggie Cheung, Frankie Lam, Yoyo Mung, Rain Lau, Shek Sau, Ursule Wong, Sam Chan and Power Chan.
Actor Ekin Cheng and actress Fala Chen did not attend the rally, but they declared their support for HKTV.
