Police Criticize RTHK's Headliner for Defaming the Force
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The Hong Kong Police Force issued a letter to Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), severely criticising the latter's programme Headliner, broadcast on 14 Feb, for defamation. The sentiment was echoed on Facebook by former Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, who accused Director of Broadcasting Leung Ka-wing of serious misconduct, "I suggest the government should fire him and the police should sue".
The letter says that "Headliner completely disregards the police's efforts to fight the new coronavirus outbreak. The programme confounds right and wrong, which is entirely unacceptable. In the session called 'Shock Report' misinformation is presented on purpose to diffuse the joint efforts made by various government units to combat the virus. We express our deep regret and hope to see follow-up actions taken by the Director of Broadcasting."
The host of "Shock Report", named Honour Duty-loyalty (acted by Wong He), combines black humour with sarcasm to bring out that the police's work during the outbreak is always assisted and "substituted" by other units. In the beginning Wong emerged from a rubbish bin to start his introduction: "In this year of the rat, when the coronavirus outbreak is plaguing the world, it is great to see you and I wish all of you can find a healthy, carefree job."
Former Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said that Headliner attempted to ruin the police's reputation. After the police lodged a complaint, RTHK "defended" itself by explaining it was the nature of Headliner to reflect social phenomena by means of sarcasm. However, Leung said that "phenomena" must be facts and "sarcasm" must be based on facts. Fabrication of facts is called libel. Kwok Ka-chuen, Chief Superintendent of Police, wrote a letter on behalf of the Commissioner of Police to the Director of Broadcasting to condemn the programme's repeated mockery of the police's performance during the outbreak, "We express deep regret for such biased reporting".
Ng Man-yee, Head of Corporate Communications of RTHK, replied Stand News that they had already received the complaint letter from the police. They also understood the hard work performed by the police and other government units during the outbreak. She said Headliner is committed to reflecting social phenomena based on different voices of society, often in the forms of irony, humour and sarcasm.
RTHK Programme Staff Union hopes that the police will look squarely at public criticisms, and respect RTHK's professionalism and editorial independence. The police should not pick on RTHK, instead they should focus on how to protect public interest. Tsang Chi-ho, one of the programme hosts, responded by a video clip. He questioned why the police have stockpiled large amount of face masks and protective gowns, as well as criticised them for suppressing rightful protests, "They have long lost their conscience". Tsang urged the public to write letters to RTHK so as to show support for the programme.
Source: Stand News, Apple Daily #Feb26
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#RTHK #Headliner #TsangChiHo #PoliceState #ShockReport #WongHe #LeungChunYing
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The Hong Kong Police Force issued a letter to Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), severely criticising the latter's programme Headliner, broadcast on 14 Feb, for defamation. The sentiment was echoed on Facebook by former Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, who accused Director of Broadcasting Leung Ka-wing of serious misconduct, "I suggest the government should fire him and the police should sue".
The letter says that "Headliner completely disregards the police's efforts to fight the new coronavirus outbreak. The programme confounds right and wrong, which is entirely unacceptable. In the session called 'Shock Report' misinformation is presented on purpose to diffuse the joint efforts made by various government units to combat the virus. We express our deep regret and hope to see follow-up actions taken by the Director of Broadcasting."
The host of "Shock Report", named Honour Duty-loyalty (acted by Wong He), combines black humour with sarcasm to bring out that the police's work during the outbreak is always assisted and "substituted" by other units. In the beginning Wong emerged from a rubbish bin to start his introduction: "In this year of the rat, when the coronavirus outbreak is plaguing the world, it is great to see you and I wish all of you can find a healthy, carefree job."
Former Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said that Headliner attempted to ruin the police's reputation. After the police lodged a complaint, RTHK "defended" itself by explaining it was the nature of Headliner to reflect social phenomena by means of sarcasm. However, Leung said that "phenomena" must be facts and "sarcasm" must be based on facts. Fabrication of facts is called libel. Kwok Ka-chuen, Chief Superintendent of Police, wrote a letter on behalf of the Commissioner of Police to the Director of Broadcasting to condemn the programme's repeated mockery of the police's performance during the outbreak, "We express deep regret for such biased reporting".
Ng Man-yee, Head of Corporate Communications of RTHK, replied Stand News that they had already received the complaint letter from the police. They also understood the hard work performed by the police and other government units during the outbreak. She said Headliner is committed to reflecting social phenomena based on different voices of society, often in the forms of irony, humour and sarcasm.
RTHK Programme Staff Union hopes that the police will look squarely at public criticisms, and respect RTHK's professionalism and editorial independence. The police should not pick on RTHK, instead they should focus on how to protect public interest. Tsang Chi-ho, one of the programme hosts, responded by a video clip. He questioned why the police have stockpiled large amount of face masks and protective gowns, as well as criticised them for suppressing rightful protests, "They have long lost their conscience". Tsang urged the public to write letters to RTHK so as to show support for the programme.
Source: Stand News, Apple Daily #Feb26
https://bit.ly/2vbyUzJ
#RTHK #Headliner #TsangChiHo #PoliceState #ShockReport #WongHe #LeungChunYing
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“Shock Report” from RTHK's Headliner with English subtitles
Footnote
1: In Chinese, the character for “police” is similar to the word for “menacing”.
2: The complete slogan is “Serve with Honor, Duty and Loyalty.” This is actually a sarcasm that the police…
Footnote
1: In Chinese, the character for “police” is similar to the word for “menacing”.
2: The complete slogan is “Serve with Honor, Duty and Loyalty.” This is actually a sarcasm that the police…
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Hong Kong Public Broadcaster Suspends Political Satirical Show After Being Attacked by Police and Pro-Beijing Forces
Image from the show
Ng Chi-sum, one of the key members of Headliner as well as news commentator, spoke on public broadcaster RTHK's sudden decision of halting Headliner on May 22, 2020.
Ng believes the "suspension" of the Headliner would probably be a permanent one. He added that even the programme is allowed to return one day, it would only bear the same title but without the essence and spirit.
RTHK's Headliner is a popular news commentary programme which has been running on and off for 30 years in Hong Kong. Accompanied by satirical sketches, parody songs and derivative works, the show is known for its criticism, sharpness and humour toward social issues and problems. Outspoken of governance failure, the show has amassed many keen supporters in the local population.
During the Anti-extradition bill Movement in 2019, the show continues to speak out for the public and bring spotlight to police brutality and governance crisis.
Hong Kong police commissioner Chris Tang, various police-related organizations and Beijing loyalists had through different channels reprimanded the show for "distorting" the fact and the image of the police.
Watch the English-subtitled "Shock Report" in Headliner
Since the handover in 1997, the show had been attacked by Chinese officials, China-owned media and Beijing loyalists including former Chief Executive Tung Chee-Hwa. Although each time these attacks sparked concerns over the gradual erosion of the freedom of speech, the tension had never amassed to the cancellation of the entire show.
On 19 May 2020, RTHK issued an apology while announcing that the long-running Headliner would be suspended until further notice. Considering the removal of episodes which the police force claimed to be "inappropriate", this somehow indicates the source of pressure and the cause of the programme suspension.
After firing on the education system and exam authorities, the Hong Kong government is also increasing its contol over the media lanscape: As a public broadcaster, RTHK has been repeatedly challenged by the authorities, despite the station's popularity, good ratings and compliments for its impartiality during Hong Kong protests.
In addition to cutting RTHK funding, the government ordered RTHK's to vacate one of its buildings in Kowloon Tong. On top of Headliner, the Education Bureau also stopped RTHK from making Education Television Program, one role RTHK has been playing for decades.
On 19 May, the government ordered a full review of RTHK's programme production and editorial processes and called for any staff found to have committed "negligence or errors" to be disciplined.
Source: Ng Chi-sum's Youtube; RTHK; Stand News #May19
#CulturalRevolution #ShockReport #NgChiSum #TsangChiHo #WongHei
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Hong Kong Public Broadcaster Suspends Political Satirical Show After Being Attacked by Police and Pro-Beijing Forces
Image from the show
Ng Chi-sum, one of the key members of Headliner as well as news commentator, spoke on public broadcaster RTHK's sudden decision of halting Headliner on May 22, 2020.
Ng believes the "suspension" of the Headliner would probably be a permanent one. He added that even the programme is allowed to return one day, it would only bear the same title but without the essence and spirit.
RTHK's Headliner is a popular news commentary programme which has been running on and off for 30 years in Hong Kong. Accompanied by satirical sketches, parody songs and derivative works, the show is known for its criticism, sharpness and humour toward social issues and problems. Outspoken of governance failure, the show has amassed many keen supporters in the local population.
During the Anti-extradition bill Movement in 2019, the show continues to speak out for the public and bring spotlight to police brutality and governance crisis.
Hong Kong police commissioner Chris Tang, various police-related organizations and Beijing loyalists had through different channels reprimanded the show for "distorting" the fact and the image of the police.
Watch the English-subtitled "Shock Report" in Headliner
Since the handover in 1997, the show had been attacked by Chinese officials, China-owned media and Beijing loyalists including former Chief Executive Tung Chee-Hwa. Although each time these attacks sparked concerns over the gradual erosion of the freedom of speech, the tension had never amassed to the cancellation of the entire show.
On 19 May 2020, RTHK issued an apology while announcing that the long-running Headliner would be suspended until further notice. Considering the removal of episodes which the police force claimed to be "inappropriate", this somehow indicates the source of pressure and the cause of the programme suspension.
After firing on the education system and exam authorities, the Hong Kong government is also increasing its contol over the media lanscape: As a public broadcaster, RTHK has been repeatedly challenged by the authorities, despite the station's popularity, good ratings and compliments for its impartiality during Hong Kong protests.
In addition to cutting RTHK funding, the government ordered RTHK's to vacate one of its buildings in Kowloon Tong. On top of Headliner, the Education Bureau also stopped RTHK from making Education Television Program, one role RTHK has been playing for decades.
On 19 May, the government ordered a full review of RTHK's programme production and editorial processes and called for any staff found to have committed "negligence or errors" to be disciplined.
Source: Ng Chi-sum's Youtube; RTHK; Stand News #May19
#CulturalRevolution #ShockReport #NgChiSum #TsangChiHo #WongHei
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#RTHK Fires Popular Radio and TV Host Tsang Chi-ho from #Headliner
#TsangChiHo, a popular radio and TV program host in Hong Kong, was sacked by the public broadcaster RTHK on June 18, 2021.
The sudden news shocked the audience and Tsang has confirmed it with Stand News.
Before the station terminated his employment, Tsang had been hosting the radio show "Crazy and Happy", one of the longest-running programmes,
every weekday. Tsang used to co-host the popular news commentary program Headliner, which had been taken down in 2020 due to political pressure.
44-year-old Tsang graduated from the School of Journalism at the Hong Kong Baptist University.
Tsang's co-host in Crazy and Happy, Chan Po-ling, was reportedly sacked, despite the popularity of the show.
The event shows another change of personnel since a new management team hss been formed at RTHK.
Source: Stand News #Jun18
#WhiteTerror #Intimidation
#RTHK Fires Popular Radio and TV Host Tsang Chi-ho from #Headliner
#TsangChiHo, a popular radio and TV program host in Hong Kong, was sacked by the public broadcaster RTHK on June 18, 2021.
The sudden news shocked the audience and Tsang has confirmed it with Stand News.
Before the station terminated his employment, Tsang had been hosting the radio show "Crazy and Happy", one of the longest-running programmes,
every weekday. Tsang used to co-host the popular news commentary program Headliner, which had been taken down in 2020 due to political pressure.
44-year-old Tsang graduated from the School of Journalism at the Hong Kong Baptist University.
Tsang's co-host in Crazy and Happy, Chan Po-ling, was reportedly sacked, despite the popularity of the show.
The event shows another change of personnel since a new management team hss been formed at RTHK.
Source: Stand News #Jun18
#WhiteTerror #Intimidation
Former Political Satire Host Leaves Hong Kong for #Taiwan: "Sorry for Not Being Able to Say Goodbye"
On July 11, 2021, Tsang Chi-ho, a radio and TV host who was suddenly sacked by the public broadcaster #RTHK in June 2021, announced on Facebook that he has left Hong Kong for Taiwan. Tsang apologized for not being able to tell and say goodbye to his friends in advance.
Tsang wrote, "I woke up and realised that a 'Hong Kong' that is not Hong Kong anymore." He said he missed his friends a lot.
"In each of our heart, there lie many people, happenings and thousands of words. The path thereafter we will continue to walk," Tsang wrote in his post.
Many netizens left words of encouragement to Tsang: "Safety comes first," "As long as you and your family are well," and "Thank you for what you have done for Hong Kong" among others.
Taiwanese netizens also told Tsang "Welcome to Taiwan".
[Editor's note: #TsangChiHo is one of the hosts of the famous political satire #Headliner produced by RTHK. Under political pressure, the long-running popular program has been suspended. The public broadcaster RTHK termimated Tsang's contract with immediate effect in June 2021, despite the popularity of another radio show he was hosting.]
Source: Stand News #Jul11
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#PoliticalSuppression #Exile #Migration
On July 11, 2021, Tsang Chi-ho, a radio and TV host who was suddenly sacked by the public broadcaster #RTHK in June 2021, announced on Facebook that he has left Hong Kong for Taiwan. Tsang apologized for not being able to tell and say goodbye to his friends in advance.
Tsang wrote, "I woke up and realised that a 'Hong Kong' that is not Hong Kong anymore." He said he missed his friends a lot.
"In each of our heart, there lie many people, happenings and thousands of words. The path thereafter we will continue to walk," Tsang wrote in his post.
Many netizens left words of encouragement to Tsang: "Safety comes first," "As long as you and your family are well," and "Thank you for what you have done for Hong Kong" among others.
Taiwanese netizens also told Tsang "Welcome to Taiwan".
[Editor's note: #TsangChiHo is one of the hosts of the famous political satire #Headliner produced by RTHK. Under political pressure, the long-running popular program has been suspended. The public broadcaster RTHK termimated Tsang's contract with immediate effect in June 2021, despite the popularity of another radio show he was hosting.]
Source: Stand News #Jul11
https://bit.ly/2UCGq30
#PoliticalSuppression #Exile #Migration
#Taiwan's June 4 Vigil Attendance at 10-year high; Hongkonger: "I felt like I was in #VictoriaPark"
In 2022, the June 4 candlelight vigil in Taiwan drew 2000 attendees, reaching a 10-year high.
Tsang Chi-ho, former host of RTHK's satire show Headliners, was in attendance. The Hong Kong media personality said that the vigil felt both sad and dreamy: "For a moment, I felt like I was in Victoria Park."
Lam Wing-kee, owner of Causeway Bay Books in Taipei, said that there was a lot more people this year. "A lot of Hongkongers came over [to Taiwan]; half the people here are Hongkongers."
The vigil's organizer is Zeng Jianyuan, president of the New School for Democracy Association.
Speaking to Chaser News, he said that they had prepared 1000 electronic candles, and they were all handed out that evening. "So at least 1000 people attending, 2000 at the peak. It should be the biggest turnout in the last dozen years or so."
He said that during Ma Ying-jeou's presidency, the Kuomintang had cancelled Taiwan's June 4 vigil. Since then, the vigil at Taipei's Liberty Square was revived thanks to the efforts of Hongkongers.
"Early on, it was Hong Kong students; now there's huge numbers of Hongkongers, as well as artists and scholars from Hong Kong. Their participation here in Taiwan built up the whole event. In the past few years, after the universal suffrage movement and #AntiELAB protests, a lot of Hongkongers came to Taiwan. This is why today's theme is very clear. It's about Hong Kong."
"I think today's event is successful," he said of the candlelight vigil, "but now that Taiwan is hosting it alone, it also makes me feel a little sad."
Source: Chaser News #Jun4
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#June4 #TiananmenMassacre #CandelightVigil #TsangChiHo #LamWingKee
In 2022, the June 4 candlelight vigil in Taiwan drew 2000 attendees, reaching a 10-year high.
Tsang Chi-ho, former host of RTHK's satire show Headliners, was in attendance. The Hong Kong media personality said that the vigil felt both sad and dreamy: "For a moment, I felt like I was in Victoria Park."
Lam Wing-kee, owner of Causeway Bay Books in Taipei, said that there was a lot more people this year. "A lot of Hongkongers came over [to Taiwan]; half the people here are Hongkongers."
The vigil's organizer is Zeng Jianyuan, president of the New School for Democracy Association.
Speaking to Chaser News, he said that they had prepared 1000 electronic candles, and they were all handed out that evening. "So at least 1000 people attending, 2000 at the peak. It should be the biggest turnout in the last dozen years or so."
He said that during Ma Ying-jeou's presidency, the Kuomintang had cancelled Taiwan's June 4 vigil. Since then, the vigil at Taipei's Liberty Square was revived thanks to the efforts of Hongkongers.
"Early on, it was Hong Kong students; now there's huge numbers of Hongkongers, as well as artists and scholars from Hong Kong. Their participation here in Taiwan built up the whole event. In the past few years, after the universal suffrage movement and #AntiELAB protests, a lot of Hongkongers came to Taiwan. This is why today's theme is very clear. It's about Hong Kong."
"I think today's event is successful," he said of the candlelight vigil, "but now that Taiwan is hosting it alone, it also makes me feel a little sad."
Source: Chaser News #Jun4
https://www.patreon.com/posts/67342536
#June4 #TiananmenMassacre #CandelightVigil #TsangChiHo #LamWingKee