Mr. Speaker, for the record I have never been to Hong Kong, but I was at the household of Zhao Ziyang, whose family clearly was grateful for the expression of condolence on my part.
How could the Prime Minister be taken seriously on this matter when he said in China that he was pleased to sit next to an important leader of the opposition in the Chinese parliament? News flash: there is no political opposition in China. The only Chinese opposition leaders live in forced labour camps.
How could the Prime Minister of this country embarrass himself and us by suggesting that a parliamentary opposition exists in that authoritarian society?