Political situation
Written by Qiu Qiqian
2020-07-03 18:29
Last update date: 2020-07-03 18:31The Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKSA) responded to the reply from Chief Superintendent Guo Jiaquan of the Police Public Relations Division. He also mentioned that at least four journalists were hit by water cannons and were injured on the ground during the July 1st march. The distance was hit by pepper spray. The Association of Journalists and other trade unions and news organizations have issued a statement today condemning and requesting to stop harming journalists, but the police have not responded positively to the problem of "police violence". The Association of Association expressed disappointment.
On July 1, the police water cannon fired water into the direction of the reporter. (Photo by Luo Junhao)
The Association of Journalists declared to the police officers that they respected the journalists and journalists, but frontline police officers expressed their frustration at the increasing number of “attacks” by journalists. They again emphasized that reporters appeared at the scene of the conflict only for interviews and did not intend to hinder the police from performing their duties. The Association of Journalists urged the police to stop any form of violence and harm to journalists and stop suppressing press freedom.
Urge the public not to wear journalist costumes to the demonstration site
In addition, the Ji Xiexin mentioned that the police media liaison team found a woman who was not a reporter that day, was wearing a vest with the name "PRESS REPORTER", and was subsequently arrested on suspicion of illegal assembly. The Association of Journalists expressed great concern about this, and urged the public to note that if they are not conducting interviews, they should not wear reporters’ costumes to the demonstration site or be mixed into the group of reporters to avoid confusion and danger to themselves.
The Association of Journalists responded to the police's dissatisfaction with the article titles and live broadcast methods of the two online media, and complained to the Journalist through the existing mechanism and channels. The Association of Journalists responded that it will deal with other news organizations fairly and fairly after receiving complaints.
The police sent a letter to the Association's full text↓
The Association expressed disappointment that the police failed to respond to the question of "police violence"
The Association expressed disappointment that the police failed to respond to the question of "police violence"
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