Farewell, Tin-yu: family, friends bid goodbye to Hong Kong girl who died after 4 years in vegetative state
- Family of Chau Tin-yu, eight, who died on March 10, holds vigil for her at Diamond Hill Funeral Parlour, before cremation on Sunday
- ‘We will meet again in heaven someday,’ father Eddie Chau says, while adding hospital authorities have still not given him an explanation
Family, friends and fellow residents have bid farewell to an eight-year-old Hong Kong girl who died in a vegetative state after a blood transfusion was delayed during an operation four years ago.
The family of Chau Tin-yu, who died on March 10, held a vigil for her on Saturday at the Diamond Hill Funeral Parlour, before her cremation the next day.
Her father, Eddie Chau, expressed gratitude to visitors who offered their condolences to his family, and said he would try to move on from the loss.
“It was so difficult for Tin-yu. Now it is a relief for her,” he said. “I believe this is our temporary farewell in this world. We will meet again in heaven someday.”
“I met many people today who I did not know before. I feel very touched and grateful,” he added.
Chau said that he still had not heard from the Hospital Authority or Queen Mary Hospital, and called on the authority to give an explanation.
