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#CarrieLam wants to Ban "#WuhanPneumonia" Wording from Reporters, but Scraps Idea after Staff Resistance, Source Claims
According to Hong Kong Economic Journal, in Hong Kong Government's Information Services Department's internal meeting, director Rex Chang urged his press secretaries to correct "errors" in reporters' questions during press conferences; namely, if the reporter used the phrase "Wuhan Pneumonia", press secretaries are to immediately request the reporters to "correct" their wording. If they refuse to comply, the press secretary should expel the offending reporters from the press conference.
According to the source, the dozen or so press secretaries at the meeting unanimously disagreed with the proposal. In addition to it being difficult to carry out, the secretaries were concerned that it would trigger a political scandal. Chang eventually rescinded his instruction.
In a response to the Economic Journal, Chang stated that he would not comment on the incident, since it was during an internal meeting. Whether the instruction came from Carrie Lam, or was Chang's own idea, is left up to speculation.
Source: Apple Daily #Dec8
https://bit.ly/39Q73Xt
#PressFreedom #InformationServicesDepartment
#CarrieLam wants to Ban "#WuhanPneumonia" Wording from Reporters, but Scraps Idea after Staff Resistance, Source Claims
According to Hong Kong Economic Journal, in Hong Kong Government's Information Services Department's internal meeting, director Rex Chang urged his press secretaries to correct "errors" in reporters' questions during press conferences; namely, if the reporter used the phrase "Wuhan Pneumonia", press secretaries are to immediately request the reporters to "correct" their wording. If they refuse to comply, the press secretary should expel the offending reporters from the press conference.
According to the source, the dozen or so press secretaries at the meeting unanimously disagreed with the proposal. In addition to it being difficult to carry out, the secretaries were concerned that it would trigger a political scandal. Chang eventually rescinded his instruction.
In a response to the Economic Journal, Chang stated that he would not comment on the incident, since it was during an internal meeting. Whether the instruction came from Carrie Lam, or was Chang's own idea, is left up to speculation.
Source: Apple Daily #Dec8
https://bit.ly/39Q73Xt
#PressFreedom #InformationServicesDepartment