Hong Kong and Taiwan may change the government propaganda machine? Li Lifeng: Material rectification work will not stop

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Written by: Peng Zhuowei

2021-02-20 07:00

Last update date: 2021-02-20 07:00

The Radio Television Hong Kong Governance and Management Review Report was released today (19th). The government said that there have been many problems in the management of RTHK, including the lack of editorial management system, weak sense of accountability, insufficient personnel management, and lack of transparency in the complaint mechanism.

The Director of Broadcasting, Leung Ka Wing, also terminated the contract early on the same day and was succeeded by Li Baiquan, Deputy Secretary-General of the Home Affairs Bureau.

Li Lifeng, Dean of the School of Journalism and Communication of CUHK, said in an interview with "Hong Kong 01" that there have been unusual changes in Hong Kong and Taiwan, including the government review report, the replacement of the Director of Broadcasting, the Cai Yuling and Li Junya incidents, as well as the political climate and ten A year ago, Deng Renguang's airborne time was different, and people felt that the government was deliberately controlling Hong Kong and Taiwan.

He believes that the rectification work will not stop, but frankly it is difficult to predict the government's next move.

Administrative officials pay more attention to the administrative system, it is difficult to predict the next move of the government

In a telephone interview with "Hong Kong 01", Li Lifeng said that this is not the first time in history that an administrative officer with zero media experience and airborne "sit up" as the Director of Broadcasting. Tang Renguang, who is currently the Permanent Secretary of the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau, said in September 2011. From 15th to August 6th, 2015, he also took charge of Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Li Lifeng believes that a non-media person takes over as the director of the division, and the level of familiarity with the media is different, while administrative officials pay more attention to the administrative system.

Li Lifeng also said that the current political environment is different from ten years ago. After a series of controversial events, it feels that the government intends to restrain Hong Kong and Taiwan. It is expected that the reorganization work will not stop in the future, but frankly it is difficult to predict the next move of the government.

It is expected that it will be more difficult for Hong Kong and Taiwan to produce shows that highlight current abuses

Regarding the role of RTHK in the future, Li Lifeng said that according to the government and the establishment, they hope RTHK should explain its policies to the public more. I believe RTHK will have certain pressure in the future.

However, he pointed out that "RTHK has played a role in propaganda in the past few decades, such as police information, but the ratio and format are different." He believes that it will become increasingly difficult for RTHK to produce programs that address current abuses in the future.

It is the interest of many young people to join the media. Will the incident in Hong Kong and Taiwan have any impact?

Li Lifeng continued that young people will have different considerations when choosing a job, especially in the professional sector. When certain industries face major challenges, they may feel that it will be more difficult to maintain professionalism, which will affect the way out of college graduates. select.

Deng Renguang served as the Director of Broadcasting from September 15, 2011 to August 6, 2015, and served in various policy bureaus and departments before taking office.

(Data Picture / Photo by Yu Junliang)

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