The Publishing Association of Asia (SOPA) held the "2022 Journalism Excellence Awards" online award ceremony today (June 16). "Hong Kong 01" won the "Exclusive News" for its series of reports on "Internal Housing Crisis: Exclusive Investigation of Xu Jiayin's Mortgage and Debt Repayment" Award" Honorable Mention.
"Hong Kong 01" won the exclusive news award at the "2022 Journalism Excellence Awards" online award ceremony of the Association of Publishers of Asia (SOPA).
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The Scoop Award
Honorable Mention
Internal Housing Crisis: Exclusive Investigation into Xu Jiayin's Private Properties Mortgage Repayment Series
Evergrande Hui Ka Yan's Private Properties Investigation
Reporters: Zhou Weiqiang, Lao Xianliang, Liang Zurao, Li Yinglin
01Exclusive｜Evergrande Xu Jiayin's 1.5 billion Hong Kong Peak Property was renamed Xufu "Housekeeper" in July
01Exclusive｜Evergrande mortgages Xu Jiayin's hilltop mansion to cash out 300 million yuan
01 Exclusive | Xu Jiayin's third hilltop mansion revealed that his wife's affiliated company guaranteed a loan of 820 million
Evergrande Chairman Xu Jiayin, through the company's holding of the detached house in Block C, No. 10, Buli Path, the Peak, the company director was changed to "housekeeper" Tan Haijun in July; the company director of Block 10B was also Tan Haijun; loan documents revealed the original Xu Jiayin Indirectly owns Block 10 E.
(Photo by Liang Pengwei / Hong Kong 01 Drawing)
China Evergrande, a mainland real estate developer, is in financial trouble. There are protests in many parts of the country, demanding repayment of debts. It is even more likely that the capital chain will break, causing the fuse of the entire Chinese economic crisis.
The trend of Evergrande Chairman Xu Jiayin is even more the focus of attention.
The reporter of the "Hong Kong 01" investigation team continuously reported exclusively that Xu Jiayin mortgaged the luxury house in Hong Kong to repay the debt, and then revealed that Xu Jiayin originally owned many detached houses in Hong Kong with hundreds of millions of yuan.
The difficulty of the interview lies in the fact that some of the mansions and villas that Xu Jiayin owns are held through indirect offshore companies, and it is difficult to grasp their actual actions on the surface. Equal cross comparison.
Several exclusive investigation reports of "Hong Kong 01" have attracted the attention of media at home and abroad, including international media such as Bloomberg News Agency, and have also reprinted them one after another, showing the importance of reporting.
In addition, "Budget 2021: What kind of Financial Secretary does Hong Kong need?"
", was shortlisted for the top three of the Outstanding Critic Award.
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Publishing Association of Asia (SOPA). It is also the 23rd consecutive year that the "Excellence in Journalism Award" has been held. Reports, regional English reports and Chinese reports are divided into three groups, each with multiple categories such as human rights, exclusive, and investigation.
The annual award, the SOPA Award for Public Service Journalism, was won by the Wall Street Journal's Of Unknow Origin.
The report explains how the World Health Organization hit the rocks as it traced the origin of the new coronavirus in China, and how the team of experts was limited.
Many of the awards this year are related to Hong Kong issues, including the entry into force of the National Security Law, the June 4th after the disbandment of the stake, and the forced suspension of publications of Apple Daily and Stand News. News organizations that won and shortlisted Including China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and international media.
It is understood that some media who have been dismissed cannot participate in the competition
The discontinued "Zhongxin" was also shortlisted for the Best Rookie Reporter Award.
The funds of Apple Daily and Stand News, which have won many awards in the past, have been frozen by the police. It is understood that each award of the SOPA News Awards needs to pay the registration fee, and the responsible editor needs to submit a nomination letter. Media organizations that have graduated did not participate.
Full list of finalists and winners: https://sopawards.com/the-sopa-awards/awards-finalists/
Another important news award in Hong Kong, the "Human Rights News Award", stopped abruptly before announcing the list of winners. It was reported that a number of reports from "Stance News" won the award.
The Human Rights Press Awards was originally co-organized by Amnesty International Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents Association (FCC) and the Hong Kong Journalists Association. Last year, Amnesty International withdrew from Hong Kong. This year, the FCC will hold the awards independently and accept applications.
After the cessation of the controversy, the Human Rights Press Awards will be hosted by Arizona State University next year, and the FCC will no longer participate.
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