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July 1st | Journalists Association accuses large scale of interview ban

2022-06-29T11:20:53.540Z


A few days ago, at least 10 reporters who had registered to cover official events on July 1 were suddenly rejected by the Government Information Service for "security reasons". Today (29th), there will be reporters who are allowed to conduct interviews, and they will close the loop when they stay in designated hotels.


A few days ago, at least 10 reporters who had registered to cover official events on July 1 were suddenly rejected by the Government Information Service for "security reasons".

Today (29th), reporters who were allowed to conduct interviews were temporarily disqualified from interviews when they stayed in a designated hotel for closed-loop quarantine.

Although the authorities have allowed the media organizations to "substitute", the quarantine requirements remain the same, that is, the replacement candidates must undergo daily acid inspections from last Sunday (26th), so in reality, it is difficult for journalists who meet the requirements to replace them.


Following the Hong Kong Journalists Association, the Hong Kong News Executives Association issued a statement stating that the media interview arrangement this time was extremely chaotic. There are many difficulties in the arrangement of the media, and they may not even be able to interview this important news.


Chen Langsheng, chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, accepted an inquiry from "Hong Kong 01", saying that there is no further statistics on how many reporters have been banned from interviewing, but according to media reports and industry news, it is believed that a large-scale banning of interviews is involved.

He said that the biggest problem is that the Information Office prohibits some reporters from interviewing, but it does not allow the media to change people, and the reasons provided are not clear.

He said that he has not discussed with the press office any more, because he believes that this is a decision from a higher level, and he said frankly that he does not know who to report to.

He criticized the practice of banning some reporters from being interviewed. On the important day of Hong Kong's handover, most of the Hong Kong media were unable to interview.


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FCC: Serious departure from official promise of press freedom

The Hong Kong News Administrators Association pointed out that the replacement of reporters involves epidemic prevention requirements, which is extremely inconvenient for media organizations. It may also be unable to participate in interviews because they fail to meet the number of nucleic acid testing requirements stipulated by the authorities, which affects and hinders news interviews and reports. The public's right to know is compromised.

The association asks the authorities to flexibly handle media organizations that have been notified to change reporters in the past two days, so as to ensure that the replacement staff will no longer be rejected, so that they can successfully complete the interview task.

The association asks the government to review the incident and arrange the process to avoid similar situations from happening again.

The Foreign Press Association also issued a statement expressing its deep concern that some media have been denied coverage of events celebrating the return of China, emphasizing that similar events in the past were not required to be invited, and media registration was open to the public, and no certification was required.

The statement pointed out that this series of official activities are of great significance in the history of Hong Kong and should be widely reported by local and international media. It believes that the relevant restrictions are not fully explained, and there is a serious deviation from the authorities' emphasis on the freedom of the press and speech that still exists. Call on the government to reconsider allowing all media agencies to send staff for interviews.

New thinking prompts doubts: should avoid the perception that press freedom is damaged

New Thinking also issued a statement, saying that it was shocked that some media were not allowed to cover the "July 1" return activities, and believed that the 25th anniversary of the return of the motherland is an important moment and event in Hong Kong. Publicly and widely reported, reflecting the freedom of the press.

New thinking said that the Information Service of the Government banned at least seven media from participating in the interview on the grounds of security, and did not explain the relevant reasons to the parties and the public, which is confusing.

New Thinking recommends that the Information Services Department immediately re-examine the relevant arrangements, with an open mind, to allow local media to have the opportunity to send reporters to report on relevant events and moments, while avoiding the perceived damage to Hong Kong's freedom of speech and press.

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Source: hk1

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