Chen Langsheng, chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, said on social media today (19th) that he will not actively seek re-election, and urges aspirants to take over.
Chen predicted that starting in October, he would participate in the Scholars Program of the Reuters Institute of Oxford University in the United Kingdom for half a year.
Chen Langsheng said that he "is good to stay in Hong Kong", and the scholar plan hopes that the participants will return to their place of residence after the end of the study, so he will be cautious in his words and deeds in the UK, and he will return to Hong Kong as scheduled after participating in the research for half a year.
The Hong Kong Journalists Association will vote on the re-election of the executive committee to lower the threshold for dissolution
The Association will hold its annual general meeting on the 25th of next month. At that time, the election of the new executive committee will be held, and the amendments to the articles of association will be voted.
The proposed amendments include lowering the threshold for dissolution from "not less than five-sixths of all voting members agree by secret ballot" to "more than half of all voting members agree by secret ballot".
Chen Langsheng said earlier that the revision of the threshold for dissolution does not mean that the HKJA will "execute it soon", but just wants to tell members that the Executive Committee has a plan for the political risks it will face in the future, and it is not yet time to end it.
The Hong Kong Journalists Association will hold a general meeting next month to vote to lower the threshold for dissolution. Chen Langsheng: I am seriously considering whether to continue the chairman of the Journalists Association. Press freedom is very fragile and needs to be defended. Li Jiachao has no plans for the time being. The special meeting of the Hong Kong Journalists Association discusses the prospects for the future Chen Langsheng: Not sure whether the Hong Kong Journalists Association will be dissolved next Saturday's special member meeting to discuss the revision of the threshold for dissolution
