Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung (C) and other principal officials observe three minutes of silence in mourning to pay last respects to the victims of a fatal ferry crash in front of the city government's headquarters in Hong Kong on Oct. 4, 2012. Thirty-eight people including at least five children were killed after two ferries collided on Monday evening off Hong Kong' s Lamma Island. [Xinhua]

Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung and other principal officials observe three minutes of silence in mourning to pay last respects to the victims of a fatal ferry crash in front of the city government's headquarters in Hong Kong on Oct. 4, 2012. Thirty-eight people including at least five children were killed after two ferries collided on Monday evening off Hong Kong' s Lamma Island. [Xinhua]

Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung and other principal officials observe three minutes of silence in mourning to pay last respects to the victims of a fatal ferry crash in front of the city government's headquarters in Hong Kong on Oct. 4, 2012. Thirty-eight people including at least five children were killed after two ferries collided on Monday evening off Hong Kong' s Lamma Island. [Xinhua]

The Chinese flag flies at half mast at the Liaison Office of the Chinese Central People's Government in Hong Kong on Oct. 4, 2012. Flags flew at half mast around Hong Kong as the territory started three days of mourning to pay last respects to the victims of a fatal ferry crash. [Xinhua]

Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung signs at a condolence place in Wanchai of Hong Kong on Oct. 4, 2012. Eighteen condolence places were set up in Hong Kong Thursday to mourn for the victims of the ferry accident during which thirty-eight people including at least five children were killed. [Xinhua]

Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong, signs at a condolence place in Wanchai of Hong Kong on Oct. 4, 2012. Eighteen condolence places were set up in Hong Kong Thursday to mourn for the victims of the ferry accident during which thirty-eight people including at least five children were killed. [Xinhua]

Hong Kong Secretary for Security Lai Tung-kwok signs at a condolence place in Wanchai of Hong Kong on Oct. 4, 2012. Eighteen condolence places were set up in Hong Kong Thursday to mourn for the victims of the ferry accident during which thirty-eight people including at least five children were killed. [Xinhua]

The secretary for the food and health department of Hong Kong Ko Wing-man signs at a condolence place in Wanchai of Hong Kong, south China, Oct. 4, 2012. Eighteen condolence places were set up in Hong Kong Thursday to mourn for the victims of the ferry accident during which thirty-eight people including at least five children were killed. [Xinhua]

Secretary for Home Affairs of Hong Kong Tsang Tak-sing signs at a condolence place in Wanchai of Hong Kong, south China, Oct. 4, 2012. Eighteen condolence places were set up in Hong Kong Thursday to mourn for the victims of the ferry accident during which thirty-eight people including at least five children were killed. [Xinhua]

Hong Kong citizens sign at a condolence place in Wanchai of Hong Kong on Oct. 4, 2012. Eighteen condolence places were set up in Hong Kong Thursday to mourn for the victims of the ferry accident during which thirty-eight people including at least five children were killed. [Xinhua]

Hong Kong citizens sign at a condolence place in Wanchai of Hong Kong on Oct. 4, 2012. Eighteen condolence places were set up in Hong Kong Thursday to mourn for the victims of the ferry accident during which thirty-eight people including at least five children were killed. [Xinhua]

The Chinese and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region flags fly at half mast at the Golden Bauhinia Square in Hong Kong on Oct. 4, 2012. Flags flew at half mast around Hong Kong as the territory started three days of mourning to pay last respects to the victims of a fatal ferry crash. [Xinhua]