CCTV9英语新闻11月：香港警告菲律宾采取行动，否则将面临制裁

Hong Kong Chief Executive, Leung Chun-ying is warning the city would take necessary actions, unless the Philippines makes substantial progress within a month over the 2010 Manila hostage tragedy.

Speaking ahead of a debate by lawmakers calling for sanctions on the Philippines, Leung has urged the Philippine government for a concrete and timely response. He wants Manila to apologize and compensate¹ victims’ families for the tragedy.

Hong Kong and the Philippines have close economic ties, and more than a-hundred-thousand Filipino domestic helpers work in the city. Tension continues over the incident in which eight Hong Kong tourists were killed by a dismissed policeman. He held a bus load of tourists hostage and opened fire on them after a botched police rescue.

 

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vt.补偿，赔偿；酬报 vi.弥补；补偿；抵消

参考例句：

• She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence. 她利用她漂亮的外表来弥补智力的不足。
• Nothing can compensate for the loss of one's health. 一个人失去了键康是不可弥补的。