29 Members of the Hong Kong and Taiwan Program Advisory Group issued a joint letter to urge Qiu Tenghua to explain whether he was involved in the Lijunya incident

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Written by: Chen Jingqi

2020-09-28 23:32

Last update date: 2020-09-28 23:32

The Hong Kong and Taiwan Program Producers Union recently received news that Li Junya, assistant program director, attended government press conferences between July and November last year and needed to "restart" the complaint investigation received, and proposed to extend the 120-day trial Period requirements.

29 members of the Hong Kong and Taiwan program advisory group issued a joint letter today (28th), worrying that the above decision will have a "chilling effect" on frontline reporters after the fall, and asked the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Yau Tenghua, to publicly explain whether there was any involvement in the incident. It also requires the Director of Broadcasting, Leung Ka Wing, and the management of RTHK to uphold the principle of fairness and handle the investigation of Lijunya complaints.

During the press conference, Li Junya repeatedly questioned the Chief Executive.

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Means that extending the trial period of Lijunya is equivalent to asking him to resign automatically

29 members of the Hong Kong and Taiwan Program Advisory Panel, including Fang Baoqiao, Honorary Chairman of the Hong Kong Information Technology Chamber of Commerce, Mo Naiguang, Member of the Legislative Council for Information Technology Investment, Shao Jiazhen, Member of the Legislative Council for Social Welfare, Yuan Jiawei, Member of the Southern District District, and Shan Shan, former Vice Chairman of the Democratic Party Zhong Kai and others jointly signed and issued an open letter today.

The letter mentioned that the restart of Lijunya’s complaint investigation and the extension of the 120-day probation period were “considered as requiring him to resign automatically.” He described the situation as very rare, and questioned the Secretary of Commerce and Economics Qiu Tenghua during his response to the incident and said that it would be handed over to him. The personnel management departments of Hong Kong and Taiwan handled the matter by themselves in an attempt to downplay the government's role in the incident.

The letter continued that as a member of the RTHK program advisory group, he was worried that RTHK’s “kneeling down” to settle accounts for employees in the fall and force frontline reporters to leave frontline reporters would have a chilling effect and also make RTHK journalists deal with sensitive issues. , Will face more serious intervention.

The joint letter also pointed out that the authorities have not announced the relevant decision so far, whether it was made by the management of Hong Kong and Taiwan or the Bureau of Commerce and Economics. It also pointed out that Hong Kong and Taiwan have been under siege by the Bureau of Communications, the Bureau of Commerce and Economics, and the establishment since the anti-revision incident last year. After "Headline News" and "Police News", the TV program "Left and Right Red, Blue, and Green" will also be suspended. It is believed that the current subject of investigation has disappeared from the program link and the entire program, and spread to individual reporters being punished. People are worried".

They made two requests, including urging Qiu Tenghua to publicly explain whether he instructed relevant departments to restart investigations into Li Junya’s complaints, and to stop improper political interference and suppression of Radio Hong Kong’s program production, personnel arrangements, etc.; and requesting the Director of Broadcasting, Liang Jiarong and The management of Hong Kong and Taiwan upholds the principle of impartiality in handling investigations of Lijunya complaints, and should not make it difficult for employees to cater to the government, and should not use any administrative means to punish journalists who conduct interviews due diligence.

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