A message from Tom's dad, Peter

I want to say sorry to Tom for my part in the decision to return him to the UK
I now know in my heart that it was wrong and need to publicly apologise to everybody in Hong Kong who knew and loved him
It has tormented me every waking and sleeping hour since
Had he been alive, I honestly believe he would have chosen to rest where he had been happy.
Despite what we may have wanted to believe, he no longer thought of Leeds, or anywhere else in the UK, as “home”.
Tom told me many, many times; “Hong Kong is my home”
Sadly, as dysfunctional parents, we chose not to listen when it came to the crunch. Perhaps we were more concerned with image!
He hadn’t been happy in the UK for many years and Hong Kong offered him what he had been searching for
Tabs, I know you loved him very much and he loved you.
I for one did you an injustice. I’m so sorry. Please forgive me
Tom’s Dad