Female Long Hair accused of incitement for carrying an elegiac poem that mourns the 10th year of Lamma IV ferry accident

Lui Yuk-Lin, also known as "Female Long-hair", who had witnessed the salvage process of the #LammaIV, mourned at the Central Ferry Pier No.4 (the pier for Lamma Island). She placed 39 sets of flowers, fruits, and cakes on the floor, along with an elegiac couplet "Hope to be reborn on the Pure Land, with the best lotus as their parents (九品蓮華為父母，願生西方淨土中)."**

At 8:24 pm, the moment of the collision, Lui stood silent for 10 minutes, then prayed walking. It suddenly started to rain heavily, but she insisted on kneeling to complete the memorial, despite being thoroughly soaked.

Before the mourning memorial, more than 10 police officers patrolled the pier, warning the surrounding people of the social distancing measure (which restrict group gathering with more than 4 persons) and dismissing surrounding citizens.

Lui told InMedia, after the silent prayer, that police had warned her of incitement for bringing an elegiac poem since her arrival at 3 pm. "I was speechless - how to incite? Weren't someone lost their life in this accident?" The officer then gave no more warning.

A 12-year-old child came mourning with his mother, bringing flowers, snacks, and two pieces of paper with words like "yet to be revealed (沉冤未雪)". He said he was only two at the time of the incident but knew that there were children who died, so he brought some snacks, including cookies, crisps, and snacks for the dead. "Hope they rest in peace," he said.

[**Editor note: A kind of Buddism elegiac couplet common among traditional Chinese believers]

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Source: InMedia #Oct03

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