Stormy Detention: A Hongkonger's Plight Highlights Judicial System Flaws The recent turn of events in the case of Tang Lung wai, a Hong Kong man wrongly imprisoned in the Philippines for over two decades, has exposed the country's judicial system to scathing criticism.
The storm that delayed his deportation and led to his re arrest is merely a symptom of systemic issues plaguing the Philippine justice system.
Tang's ordeal began when a Manila court ruled in late July that he had completed his sentence, taking into account good conduct time allowances.