May 3 is the World Press Freedom Day, but RTHK removed their previous programs from Youtube and required the critically acclaimed journalist Nabela Qoser to leave the public broadcaster by the end of May, 2021.
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Hong Kong Drops to the 148th Ranking out of 180 in 2021 World Press Index
Source: RSF; Mingpao #May3
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Hong Kong Drops to the 148th Ranking out of 180 in 2021 World Press Index
Source: RSF; Mingpao #May3
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Hong Kong Drops to the 148th Ranking out of 180 in 2021 World Press Index
The Reporter Without Borders (#RSF) announced the latest World Press Index on May 3, 2022. The ranking of Hong Kong drops from the 80th to the 148th place, hitting the city's lowest record and claiming the largest drop among all 180 territories included in the survey.
RSF in their report called Hong Kong "once a bastion of press freedom" which "has seen an unprecedented setback since 2020 when Beijing adopted a National Security Law aimed at silencing independent voices."
Regarding the media landscape, RSF pointed out that "since the 1997 handover to China, most media have fallen under the control of the government or pro-China groups. In 2021, two major independent news outlets, #AppleDaily and #StandNews, were forcefully shut down while numerous smaller-scale media outlets ceased operations, citing legal risks."
RSF also detailsd how the Hong Kong SAR government "froze the assets of Apple Daily and Stand News, forcing them to cease operations and causing the unemployment of 860 of their staff."
The National Security Law is also a cause to the massive drop in Hong Kong's ranking in the World Press Index. According to RSF, the law is "a pretext to gag independent voices in the name of the fight against “terrorism”, “secession”, “subversion”, and “collusion with foreign forces”. Due to its ambiguous phrasing, the law looks like it could apply to any journalist covering Hong Kong, regardless of their location."
Source: RSF; Mingpao #May3
https://bit.ly/3FebcSL
https://rsf.org/en/country/hong-kong
Hong Kong Drops to the 148th Ranking out of 180 in 2021 World Press Index
The Reporter Without Borders (#RSF) announced the latest World Press Index on May 3, 2022. The ranking of Hong Kong drops from the 80th to the 148th place, hitting the city's lowest record and claiming the largest drop among all 180 territories included in the survey.
RSF in their report called Hong Kong "once a bastion of press freedom" which "has seen an unprecedented setback since 2020 when Beijing adopted a National Security Law aimed at silencing independent voices."
Regarding the media landscape, RSF pointed out that "since the 1997 handover to China, most media have fallen under the control of the government or pro-China groups. In 2021, two major independent news outlets, #AppleDaily and #StandNews, were forcefully shut down while numerous smaller-scale media outlets ceased operations, citing legal risks."
RSF also detailsd how the Hong Kong SAR government "froze the assets of Apple Daily and Stand News, forcing them to cease operations and causing the unemployment of 860 of their staff."
The National Security Law is also a cause to the massive drop in Hong Kong's ranking in the World Press Index. According to RSF, the law is "a pretext to gag independent voices in the name of the fight against “terrorism”, “secession”, “subversion”, and “collusion with foreign forces”. Due to its ambiguous phrasing, the law looks like it could apply to any journalist covering Hong Kong, regardless of their location."
Source: RSF; Mingpao #May3
https://bit.ly/3FebcSL
https://rsf.org/en/country/hong-kong
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LeaveHomeSafe app has built-in facial detection module, Hong Kong government admits
Source: FactWire; #May3
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LeaveHomeSafe app has built-in facial detection module, Hong Kong government admits
Source: FactWire; #May3
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Hong Kong’s axed Human Rights Press Awards to be hosted by #ArizonaStateUniversity from 2023
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #May3
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Source: Hong Kong Free Press #May3
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Hong Kong’s axed Human Rights Press Awards to be hosted by #ArizonaStateUniversity from 2023
Arizona State University’s (ASU) journalism school will host the Human Rights Press Awards from next year, after Hong Kong’s Foreign Correspondents’ Club (#FCC) axed the event citing legal “red lines.”
Last week, the FCC scrapped this year’s awards after the defunct local outlet Stand News won nine accolades. Two former Stand News employees are facing sedition charges after the outlet was raided and its editors arrested last December [2021].
The press club’s move prompted a board member to step down and eight members of the club’s press freedom committee to resign. HKFP later obtained and published the full list of winners.
“Recognising exceptional reporting on human-rights issues is more important today than ever before, due to the many – and growing – threats to press freedom around the world. The Cronkite School is honoured to take on the administration of the Awards and we hope to expand their global reach as part of our #CronkiteGlobal initiative,” said Battinto L. Batts, Jr., dean of the Cronkite School in a press release.
Jeffrey Timmermans, who directs the school’s Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism, will be the head judge. Timmermans, a former governor of the FCC in Hong Kong, told HKFP he believed that “all past winners of the Human Rights Press Awards should be recognised,” when asked about this year’s awardees. However, he said “there has been no decision yet.”//
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #May3
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/05/03/breaking-hong-kongs-axed-human-rights-press-awards-to-be-hosted-by-arizona-state-university-from-2023/
#PressFreedom #HumanRightsPressAward
Arizona State University’s (ASU) journalism school will host the Human Rights Press Awards from next year, after Hong Kong’s Foreign Correspondents’ Club (#FCC) axed the event citing legal “red lines.”
Last week, the FCC scrapped this year’s awards after the defunct local outlet Stand News won nine accolades. Two former Stand News employees are facing sedition charges after the outlet was raided and its editors arrested last December [2021].
The press club’s move prompted a board member to step down and eight members of the club’s press freedom committee to resign. HKFP later obtained and published the full list of winners.
“Recognising exceptional reporting on human-rights issues is more important today than ever before, due to the many – and growing – threats to press freedom around the world. The Cronkite School is honoured to take on the administration of the Awards and we hope to expand their global reach as part of our #CronkiteGlobal initiative,” said Battinto L. Batts, Jr., dean of the Cronkite School in a press release.
Jeffrey Timmermans, who directs the school’s Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism, will be the head judge. Timmermans, a former governor of the FCC in Hong Kong, told HKFP he believed that “all past winners of the Human Rights Press Awards should be recognised,” when asked about this year’s awardees. However, he said “there has been no decision yet.”//
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #May3
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/05/03/breaking-hong-kongs-axed-human-rights-press-awards-to-be-hosted-by-arizona-state-university-from-2023/
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Hong Kong’s axed Human Rights Press Awards to be hosted by Arizona State University from 2023
Arizona State University’s (ASU) journalism school will host the Human Rights Press Awards from next year, after Hong Kong’s Foreign Correspondents’ Club (FCC) axed the event citing legal “red lines.” ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication…
#USSanctions
China regulators reportedly meet banks to discuss protecting assets from US sanctions
Source: news.com.au #May3
#USSanctions #UkraineInvasion #ChineseAssets #CCP
China regulators reportedly meet banks to discuss protecting assets from US sanctions
Source: news.com.au #May3
#USSanctions #UkraineInvasion #ChineseAssets #CCP
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China regulators reportedly meet banks to discuss protecting assets from US sanctions
Chinese regulators held an emergency meeting with domestic and foreign banks last month to discuss protecting trillions of dollars in overseas assets from US-led #sanctions similar to those imposed on Russia, according to a report.
The Financial Times reports the April 22 meeting between representatives from China’s central bank and finance ministry, and executives from all large banks operating in China, was called because Chinese officials are worried similar action could be taken against Beijing in the event of a regional military conflict.
While the officials and attendees did not mention specific scenarios, according to the report, the most likely trigger for international sanctions is thought to be a Chinese invasion of #Taiwan.
“If China attacks Taiwan, decoupling of the Chinese and western economies will be far more severe than [decoupling with] Russia because China’s economic footprint touches every part of the world,” one of the people briefed on the meeting told the Financial Times.
According to the Financial Times report, senior Chinese regulators asked bankers at the meeting what could be done to protect China’s overseas assets, especially its $US3.2 trillion in foreign reserves.
China holds more than $US1 trillion in US Treasury bonds and owns huge amounts of real estate, including major New York office buildings and hotels.
“No one on site could think of a good solution to the problem,” another person briefed on the meeting told the newspaper. “China’s banking system isn’t prepared for a freeze of its dollar assets or exclusion from the Swift messaging system as the US has done to Russia.”
Source: news.com.au #May3
https://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/world-economy/china-regulators-reportedly-meet-banks-to-discuss-protecting-assets-from-us-sanctions/news-story/ac62b7e110bd4ebd046e09410bc7bbae
#USSanctions #UkraineInvasion #ChineseAssets #CCP
China regulators reportedly meet banks to discuss protecting assets from US sanctions
Chinese regulators held an emergency meeting with domestic and foreign banks last month to discuss protecting trillions of dollars in overseas assets from US-led #sanctions similar to those imposed on Russia, according to a report.
The Financial Times reports the April 22 meeting between representatives from China’s central bank and finance ministry, and executives from all large banks operating in China, was called because Chinese officials are worried similar action could be taken against Beijing in the event of a regional military conflict.
While the officials and attendees did not mention specific scenarios, according to the report, the most likely trigger for international sanctions is thought to be a Chinese invasion of #Taiwan.
“If China attacks Taiwan, decoupling of the Chinese and western economies will be far more severe than [decoupling with] Russia because China’s economic footprint touches every part of the world,” one of the people briefed on the meeting told the Financial Times.
According to the Financial Times report, senior Chinese regulators asked bankers at the meeting what could be done to protect China’s overseas assets, especially its $US3.2 trillion in foreign reserves.
China holds more than $US1 trillion in US Treasury bonds and owns huge amounts of real estate, including major New York office buildings and hotels.
“No one on site could think of a good solution to the problem,” another person briefed on the meeting told the newspaper. “China’s banking system isn’t prepared for a freeze of its dollar assets or exclusion from the Swift messaging system as the US has done to Russia.”
Source: news.com.au #May3
https://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/world-economy/china-regulators-reportedly-meet-banks-to-discuss-protecting-assets-from-us-sanctions/news-story/ac62b7e110bd4ebd046e09410bc7bbae
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Ominous meeting hints at China invasion
<p>Chinese regulators held an emergency meeting with domestic and foreign banks last month to discuss protecting trillions of dollars in overseas assets from US-led sanctions similar to those imposed on Russia, according to a report.</p>
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#CédricAlviani of #RSF: There might no longer be any freelance journalists in Hong Kong
Source: Chaser News #May3
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#CédricAlviani of #RSF: There might no longer be any freelance journalists in Hong Kong
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#CédricAlviani of #RSF: There might no longer be any freelance journalists in Hong Kong
May 3 is World Press Freedom Day. In the past year, freedom of press in Hong Kong seemed to have fallen into an unforeseen despair as independent news outlets such as Apple Daily and Stand News were forced to cease operation. Numerous senior journalists have also been arrested by the National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police.
Cédric Alviani, of Reporters Without Borders (East Asia Representative Office), was interviewed by Chaser News on May 3, 2022. He expressed worries as the situation in Hong Kong was serious, and feared that foreign press could not conduct independent investigations and interviews in the near future.
Alvani said the world had to be aware of the things happening in Hong Kong, and that the democratic world could not accept the government being the sole information channel in Hong Kong and China.
With the tightening restrictions imposed by the Chinese Communist Party (#CCP), the National Security Law ‘is not only applicable to journalists in Hong Kong, but anywhere in the world’, threatening journalists from all over the world, and the Freedom of Press in democratic countries.
He called on the democratic parties to strike back, and to ‘firmly show to the Chinese government that oppressing Freedom of Press is no longer allowed, and that they must change for the better.’
Video: https://youtu.be/3y98BPjUxtE
Source: Chaser News #May3 https://www.patreon.com/posts/65904324
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#CédricAlviani of #RSF: There might no longer be any freelance journalists in Hong Kong
May 3 is World Press Freedom Day. In the past year, freedom of press in Hong Kong seemed to have fallen into an unforeseen despair as independent news outlets such as Apple Daily and Stand News were forced to cease operation. Numerous senior journalists have also been arrested by the National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police.
Cédric Alviani, of Reporters Without Borders (East Asia Representative Office), was interviewed by Chaser News on May 3, 2022. He expressed worries as the situation in Hong Kong was serious, and feared that foreign press could not conduct independent investigations and interviews in the near future.
Alvani said the world had to be aware of the things happening in Hong Kong, and that the democratic world could not accept the government being the sole information channel in Hong Kong and China.
With the tightening restrictions imposed by the Chinese Communist Party (#CCP), the National Security Law ‘is not only applicable to journalists in Hong Kong, but anywhere in the world’, threatening journalists from all over the world, and the Freedom of Press in democratic countries.
He called on the democratic parties to strike back, and to ‘firmly show to the Chinese government that oppressing Freedom of Press is no longer allowed, and that they must change for the better.’
Video: https://youtu.be/3y98BPjUxtE
Source: Chaser News #May3 https://www.patreon.com/posts/65904324
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世界新聞自由日專訪無國界記者艾瑋昂：香港將來恐怕不再有獨立記者｜傳媒寒冬
今天（5月3日）是「世界新聞自由日」（World Press Freedom Day），過去一年香港的新聞自由陷入前所未有的絕境，《蘋果》、《立場》等獨立媒體先後被停運，多名資深新聞工作者遭警方國安處拘捕。國際組織「無國界記者」（RSF）東亞辦事處執行長艾瑋昂（Cédric Alviani）接受《追新聞》專訪，形容香港形勢嚴峻，擔心再過一兩年，香港不會再有獨立的記者，外媒亦不能再在香港進行獨立採訪。
艾瑋昂說，世界要知道香港正在發生甚麼事，民主世界不能容忍政府成為香港與中國的唯一資訊發佈渠道。現時中共…
艾瑋昂說，世界要知道香港正在發生甚麼事，民主世界不能容忍政府成為香港與中國的唯一資訊發佈渠道。現時中共…