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Written by: Zhong Yan
2021-03-04 19:33
The last update date: 2021-03-04 19:33
The new Director of Broadcasting, Li Baiquan, took office on March 1 to replace Liang Jiarong, who left early. However, on the day he took office, there was news that three senior executives of the program group had resigned.
Some reports quoted news reports saying that when Li Baiquan held an editorial meeting with the head of the Hong Kong and Taiwan Department today, he asked him to watch the program in the next week before going out. It even pointed out that the program "Hong Kong Story" interviewed the band LMF and said that the band sang foul language. The song "Well decent (decent)".
When responding to "Hong Kong 01" inquiries, RTHK admitted that the Director of Broadcasting would review the controversial program before it was broadcast, and emphasized that the practice is "to perform editorial responsibility to ensure that the program meets the requirements of the charter and code."
Li Baiquan took office in March and held an editorial meeting with senior management.
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"Apple Daily" reported that Li Baiquan repeatedly emphasized that he was the editor-in-chief of Hong Kong and Taiwan during the editorial meeting. The program must pass his "impartiality test" before it can be broadcast.
During the conference, the program "Hong Kong Story" interviewed the band LMF report. Li Baiquan once described LMF as having extreme political attitudes and singing foul language, thinking that the LMF interview was broadcast on the public radio as "not decent".
Earlier news reported that Fang Xiaoshan, the producer of "Hong Kong Story", had submitted a letter of resignation to RTHK when Li Baiquan took office on March 1.
LMF is a sing-and-speaking band. There are many songs that talk about social injustice. The "2019" released the year before even denounced the regime and police violence.
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In response to the "Hong Kong 01" enquiry regarding the incident, RTHK stated that it admitted that the Director of Broadcasting reiterated in an internal meeting today that RTHK must abide by the "RTHK Charter", and also pointed out that "to strengthen editorial management" and to respond to the announcement last month According to the report of RTHK's review, the Director of Broadcasting, as the editor-in-chief and senior management, "before the controversial program is broadcast, he will review the relevant program and perform editorial responsibilities to ensure that the program meets the requirements of the charter and code."
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