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Union demands explanation after #RTHK Cancels Person of the Year poll due to vote manipulation and unusual emails
RTHK Radio programme Backchat announced on Jan 4, 2021 that the annual “Person of the year” poll was cancelled due to vote manipulation and unusual emails received.
Later in the evening, RTHK Programme Staff Union posted a statement on Facebook pointing out that it was very strange to terminate the polllast minute, and demanded Eugene Fung, Deputy Director of Broadcasting, to elaborate on what the show meant by “vote manipulation”.
In its statement, the Union questioned the management’s decision in terminating the poll. The Union quoted the results in the past to support the fact that the poll has always positioned neutrally and the results only represented the most talked about person, place, or group. “Otherwise, Pui Pui (a crocodile captured in a river in Hong Kong who now resided in the Wetland Park) would not have been chosen to be one of the Persons of the year”.
The Union also pointed out that it has always been okay to have political figures such as “Students in Umbrella Movement”, “Protestors” and “Hong Kong Police” as nominees. In the statement, a Pro-Beijing media (上綱上線) was also criticised for targeting an “ordinary radio show” and ignoring the definition of a public figure.
Source: Stand News #Jan4
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Union demands explanation after #RTHK Cancels Person of the Year poll due to vote manipulation and unusual emails
RTHK Radio programme Backchat announced on Jan 4, 2021 that the annual “Person of the year” poll was cancelled due to vote manipulation and unusual emails received.
Later in the evening, RTHK Programme Staff Union posted a statement on Facebook pointing out that it was very strange to terminate the polllast minute, and demanded Eugene Fung, Deputy Director of Broadcasting, to elaborate on what the show meant by “vote manipulation”.
In its statement, the Union questioned the management’s decision in terminating the poll. The Union quoted the results in the past to support the fact that the poll has always positioned neutrally and the results only represented the most talked about person, place, or group. “Otherwise, Pui Pui (a crocodile captured in a river in Hong Kong who now resided in the Wetland Park) would not have been chosen to be one of the Persons of the year”.
The Union also pointed out that it has always been okay to have political figures such as “Students in Umbrella Movement”, “Protestors” and “Hong Kong Police” as nominees. In the statement, a Pro-Beijing media (上綱上線) was also criticised for targeting an “ordinary radio show” and ignoring the definition of a public figure.
Source: Stand News #Jan4
#Poll #PersonoftheYear