Political situation
Written by: Peng Zhuowei
2021-05-04 10:58
The last update date: 2021-05-04 11:05
RTHK earlier restarted its investigation into the complaint of Assistant Program Director Li Junya, and terminated its civil service probationary contract in January this year. Li Junya was required to sign a 120-day temporary contract.
The Hong Kong and Taiwan Program Producers Union confirmed yesterday (3rd) that Li Junya will not be renewed and will leave at the end of this month.
In addition, RTHK has successively deleted clips from YouTube and Facebook and other platforms that have been broadcast for more than a year.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said before attending the executive meeting today (4th) that Radio Television Hong Kong is both a government department and a public broadcaster. Its personnel management is the responsibility of the head of the department. The broadcasting business arrangements are also the responsibility of the Director of Broadcasting. She is not involved in the relevant personnel affairs. Management, and believes that the public broadcasting work is done in accordance with the "Hong Kong and Taiwan Charter", and I have not added any relevant issues.
RTHK Assistant Programme Director Li Junya was not renewed by RTHK after the 120-day probation period was extended.
(Screenshot of Hong Kong and Taiwan)
RTHK can continue to produce critical government programs that must be objective, fair and balanced
In response to media questions, Lam Cheng emphasized that the government has not given RTHK a new role. RTHK can continue to produce programs that criticize the government, but it must be objective, fair and balanced.
Regarding the fact that Hong Kong and Taiwan began to delete online videos, a reporter asked about Lam Cheng's promise to make efforts to legislate on the Archives Law and pay attention to how she guarantees that relevant historical archives will be kept and made available to the public.
Lin Zheng emphasized that it is necessary to wait for the Law Reform Commission to complete the relevant research work. He also pointed out that if she wants to obtain her election platform, it can be found on the Internet.
Regarding the legislative progress of the fake news law, Carrie Lam said that the issue is not just about fake news, but also about privacy. She mentioned that both the Legislative Council and the Personal Privacy Commissioner agree that it is necessary to deal with issues such as spreading false news and hatred, but She pointed out that there is no legislative timetable, and the authorities still need to collect a lot of information to study how countries deal with inaccurate, misleading or hateful information disseminated on social media, and emphasized that the government will take this issue seriously.
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