Timeline: Two Months of Turmoil at Hong Kong Public Broadcaster RTHK
Posted by John Chan | May 3, 2021
Over the weekend, the embattled Hong Kong public broadcaster Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) announced that it would begin deleting its own programming from the internet, including all content over a year old. It is a chilling move by the broadcaster, which has been embroiled in turmoil following a change of management with the appointment of civil servant Patrick Li as its Director of Broadcasting in February. On Monday, the broadcaster also formally fired Nabela Qoser, an outspoken RTHK journalist who gained widespread recognition during the 2019-2020 protests for her hard hitting questioning of public officials.
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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.
Hong Kong journalist improperly accessed public records, court rules
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 reuters tickers
This content was published on April 22, 2021 - 10:51
April 22, 2021 - 10:51
By Jessie Pang
HONG KONG (Reuters) - 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.
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court held a journalist guilty on Thursday of making false statements to obtain data for a documentar.