In his speech at the 2021 Hong Kong Best News Awards, Chief Executive Li Jiachao said that the freedom of the press in Hong Kong is guaranteed by the Basic Law. Fight against "saboteurs who pollute journalism" in accordance with the law, arguing that real journalists should keep their distance from them as a difference.
He hopes that the Hong Kong press will continue to pay more attention to professional development and tell the story of Hong Kong together.
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Refers to Hong Kong providing interview material for the press in line with national strategic development
The Press Association of Hong Kong will hold the 2021 Hong Kong Best News Awards Ceremony today (22nd), with Li Jiachao as the officiating guest.
He said that the SAR government will cooperate with the national strategy to build Hong Kong into an international innovation and technology center and a center for cultural and artistic exchanges between China and foreign countries. These developments will provide an endless stream of interview topics and development space for the press.
Li Jiachao concluded by quoting Xi Jinping's remarks: "Hong Kong residents, no matter what profession they pursue or what philosophy they believe in, as long as they sincerely support the 'one country, two systems' policy, as long as they love Hong Kong as their homeland, and as long as they abide by the Basic Law and the laws of the Special Administrative Region, they will build Hong Kong. We can all contribute and make a contribution.” He hoped that the Hong Kong press will continue to pay more attention to more professional development and tell the Hong Kong story together.
Also present at the award ceremony were Lu Xinning, Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government, Mak Meijuan, Director of the Home Affairs and Youth Affairs Bureau, Tam Huizhu, Deputy Director of the Basic Law Committee, and Chen Weiwei, Director of the Government Information Service.
It is reported that Li Jiachao met with officials named by the US Department of Justice