The British magazine "The Economist" issued a statement stating that the Hong Kong Immigration Department refused to renew the work visa of reporter Sue-lin Wong. The editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes stated that he regretted the decision and the authorities did not explain any reasons; He also admired Huang Shulin's journalism expertise. Huang herself is no longer in Hong Kong.
The Economist urged the Hong Kong government to continue to allow foreign media to interview in Hong Kong, emphasizing that this is particularly important for maintaining Hong Kong's status as an international city.
"Hong Kong 01" is making inquiries with the Immigration Department, but no reply has been received yet.
In recent years, many foreign journalists have been denied work visas, including Victor Mallet, the editor of the Financial Times in 2018 and the vice chairman of the Hong Kong Foreign Press Association, Chris Buckley of the New York Times in 2020, and the Hong Kong Free Press 》Irish editor Aaron Mc Nicholas and others.
This year, some media have announced their withdrawal from Hong Kong. "Duan Media" has moved its headquarters to Singapore. In addition, the online media "Jiashan Communication" dismissed all Hong Kong members.
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