Hong Kong, June 5 (EFE).- A former Hong Kong journalist won an appeal Monday against her conviction for lying to access official records for an award-winning documentary about 2019 pro-democracy protests. The top court overturned the conviction of filmmaker Bao Choy, one of the producers of an RTHK documentary titled “7.21 Who Owns the Truth,” …
Killing Hong Kongâs free press will harm its economy
Beijing is betting expats will flock to the city despite Chinaâs media crackdown - but business and markets thrive on news.
Suzanne Nossel
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The Chinese government is making a high-stakes bid to force Hong Kong âlong an outpost of freedom â into abject political and civic submission while sustaining the territoryâs status as a global hub for finance and a gateway to the mainlandâs vast markets.
But key features of Hong Kongâs cosmopolitanism â its free press, provisions for access to government data, and international media presence â are facing dire pressure and constraints, interrupting the flow of news and information that commerce and culture depend on.
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Bao Choy Yuk-Ling, a freelance journalist with RTHK, poses for pictures outside West Kowloon Magistrates Courts as she arrives for charges of making a false statement to obtain data for a documentary on the police s handling of a mob attack, in Hong Kong, China April 22, 2021. REUTERS/Pak Yiu
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A Hong Kong court found a journalist guilty on Thursday of making false statements to obtain data for a documentary on the police handling of a mob attack on pro-democracy protesters, reporters and bystanders in 2019.
The case has fuelled concern over a crackdown on press freedom in the Chinese-ruled city, which has become increasingly authoritarian after a sweeping national security law imposed last year.
By THEODORA YU AND SHIBANI MAHTANI | The Washington Post | Published: April 22, 2021 HONG KONG An award-winning Hong Kong journalist was found guilty of a crime Thursday for using a public database to expose police failings, the first time a member of the news media has faced prosecution in the Chinese territory for an act of reporting. The verdict against 37-year-old Choy Yuk-ling, also known as Bao Choy, highlights the deterioration of media freedoms in Hong Kong, supposedly protected under the law, as China remodels the city after imposing a draconian national security law. This prosecution is part of a continuing strategy by the government of using the legal system to crack down on dissent, which now includes anyone including investigative journalists who attempts to challenge the government s official narrative, said Antony Dapiran, a Hong Kong-based lawyer and writer.
Hong Kong court finds journalist guilty for exposing police failures ANI | Updated: Apr 23, 2021 22:26 IST
Hong Kong, April 23 (ANI): As China continues to impose severe crackdowns on the people of Hong Kong, an award-winning Hong Kong journalist was found guilty of a crime on Thursday for using a public database to expose police failings, the first time a member of the news media has faced prosecution in the Chinese territory for an act of reporting.
The Washington Post (WaPo) reported that the verdict against 37-year-old Choy Yuk-ling, also known as Bao Choy, highlights the deterioration of media freedoms in Hong Kong, supposedly protected under the law, as China remodels the city after imposing a draconian national security law.