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HONG KONG, Oct 18 (AFP): Hong Kong's WTO chief, who is organising a key ministerial trade summit here, came under fire Tuesday for what critics said was his poor handling of a small protest by anti-globalisation activists.
Critics, including local media, warned that trade secretary John Tsang's "hot under the collar" response to a minor altercation was a bad omen for the way Hong Kong would deal with possible full-scale violence at the summit.
A clearly frightened Tsang fled a round-table debate with members of non-government organisations (NGOs) here Sunday after protesters demanded he arrange a meeting with them to discuss their grievances.
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