An incident that saw two visually impaired men forced off a HK Express flight was a result of improper procedures, not discrimination, the head of Hong Kong’s equality watchdog has said. Linda Lam, the chairperson of the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), told RTHK on Monday the airline should improve their guidelines. Her comments came after two visually impaired men on Sunday said that cabin crew had forced them off a Tokyo-bound HK Express plane in May, citing safety concerns before letting them board a later flight. “Strictly speaking, the company was not discriminating against them. It…
