Jordan Closed Area | RTHK Sternly Condemns the Discrimination of Food Bag Reports: Respect Facts

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Written by: Chen Shuxia

2021-01-25 19:17

Last update date: 2021-01-25 19:17

During the lockdown of the "restricted area" in Jordan, a number of media stayed for interviews and reported on food parcels distributed by the government with pictures and texts.

According to the news notes posted on the Facebook page of the RTHK News Department a few days ago, some netizens questioned that the report was misleading and criticized RTHK for deliberately not displaying the pull ring on the top of its cans and secretly criticizing the government for inadequate arrangements.

Netizens also uploaded a comparison map, which was reposted by many establishments, including the representative of the Hong Kong National People's Congress, Wu Qiubei, chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions, and Lu Songxiong, a member of the labor sector.

RTHK issued a press release today (25th), expressing its severe condemnation of the accusation against the Ministry of Information in a Facebook post.

The Communication and Program Standards Team of Hong Kong and Taiwan Organizations stated that "a report by the Ministry of Information in a restricted area in Jordan, Yau Ma Tei a few days ago, was a statement of fact." It also pointed out that it has always insisted on respecting the facts and making fair reports impartially.

An interview by the Hong Kong and Taiwan News Department on food bags in "restricted areas" caused a stir.

(Screenshot of Hong Kong and Taiwan Video News FB page)

The RTHK Video News FB page posted on the day before yesterday, uploading an interview note titled "The media was in a restricted area and was issued a bag of supplies but was unable to cook after being seized". The text tells the media when the regulation came into effect. In a "restricted area," you must stay in an enclosed hotel, and talked about government material distribution arrangements.

The notes mentioned that each person received different materials. Hong Kong and Taiwan reporters were distributed instant noodles, loose macaroni, canned food and corn kernels. At the same time, they pointed out that the hotel did not provide canning knives and cooking tools, and attached photos.

Netizens' comments were polarized. Some people disliked the government's "off the ground", and did not take into account the situation of residents and non-residents in subdivided houses, and some cheered reporters; but on the other side, many netizens focused on discussing canned food design.

At the same time, some netizens uploaded photos of other residents for comparison. The picture shows that the can has a pull ring, questioning that RTHK deliberately "lay down" the can without showing the top.

The comparison chart has been widely circulated in the blue silk circle, and has been reprinted by many establishments. Among them, the representative of the Hong Kong National People’s Congress, the chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions Wu Qiubei, and the labor councillor Lu Songxiong have also questioned Hong Kong on social media. Taiwan reported "malicious slander."

Checking the online information shows that the canned sardines in tomato sauce and baked beans in fresh tomato sauce uploaded by Hong Kong and Taiwan posts belong to a Philippine brand. It can be seen on their Facebook page. Most of the cans of the same style have a pull ring, but the left side of the package will The words "Easy Open" are displayed, but some of the earlier uploaded photos can be seen, and the cans can still be opened with a canning knife.

In addition, other media have also reported about the difficulty of opening cans without tools.

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