Political situation
Author: Zheng Baosheng
2021-04-21 19:56
Last update date: 2021-04-21 19:56
The Confederation of Trade Unions recently held a number of internal screenings, including "PolyU Siege", "Occupy the Legislative Council" and "The Defense of the Chinese University".
This afternoon (21st) the Communications Authority suddenly sent a staff to investigate the scene, requesting an account of the screening schedule of "PolyU Besieged City" and the information of the person in charge.
In addition, there are reports that the Association of Journalists, which will hold a member screening, has also stated that it has decided to cancel the event.
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Staff of the Communications Bureau came to check the screening permit and ID card
According to an earlier post on Facebook by the Trade Union, five screenings are being planned, and "PolyU Siege" and "Occupy the Legislative Council" will be broadcast at 7 pm tonight. The participants are the "Frontline New Forces Retail Union".
At about 5 pm, the Film, Newspaper and Articles Management Office of the Communications Authority dispatched 6 staff to the Trade Union Office, requesting an account of the screening schedule of "PolyU Besieged City" and the information of the person in charge.
The trade union stated that the other party said it had the right to monitor whether the screening permit was shown at the screening site and to check the identity cards of participants.
The Confederation of Trade Unions stated that the screenings originally scheduled for tonight will be postponed, reiterating that "PolyU Siege", "The Battle of CUHK" and "Occupy the Legislative Council" are not "banned films."
[Communications Authority suddenly stepped on the field...
Posted by Workers Union (HKCTU) on Wednesday, 21 April 2021
Journalist Association: There is no guarantee that attendees will not be intimidated and harassed
Today’s Ta Kung Pao reported that the Journalist Association "takes over" the broadcast of "PolyU Siege". The Journalist Association said in the evening that it was originally planning to hold a documentary screening and sharing session this Saturday (April 26) for members to communicate. He not only discredited the event as an "underground screening", but also reported the wrong location, and even falsely claimed that he had checked with the association, and the association has not received any enquiries from the newspaper so far, and expressed regret for the biased and inaccurate report.
The Journalist Association emphasized that it is a normal activity to arrange to broadcast a social event documentary for members to watch. After the report, the Journalist Association decided to cancel the event considering the concern of the venue owner and unable to guarantee the safety of the attendees of the screening and not being threatened or disturbed.
Statement: The Hong Kong Journalists Association regrets the inaccurate report of Ta Kung Pao. The Hong Kong Journalists Association originally planned to hold a documentary screening and sharing session this Saturday (April 24) for members to communicate.
Today, "Ta Kung Pao" used an anonymous "revelation" report method to discredit the event as an "underground screening." Not only did the report misreport the broadcast location, it also falsely claimed that it had checked with the Association and failed to receive...
Posted by Hong Kong Journalists Association on Wednesday, 21 April 2021
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