RTHK Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

Hong Kong court convicts, fines journalist Choy Yuk-ling over documentary research

April 22, 2021 9:18 AM EDT

Taipei, April 22, 2021 — In response to a Hong Kong court’s conviction today of video producer Choy Yuk-ling, also known as Bao Choy, on charges of giving false statements, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following statement: “The unjust conviction of video producer Choy Yuk-ling marks the latest assault on press freedom in…

Hong Kong police arrest, charge producer Choy Yuk Ling for research on mob attack documentary

November 3, 2020 5:07 PM EST

Taipei, November 3, 2020 — Police in Hong Kong must immediately drop all charges against Choy Yuk Ling, a producer with the city’s public broadcaster Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), and allow journalists to report freely on matters of public interest, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Yesterday, Hong Kong police searched the home of…

The office of Radio Television Hong Kong is seen in Hong Kong on January 23, 2007. The city's government recently criticized the broadcaster over a question a reporter asked about Taiwan's status in the World Health Organziation. (Reuters/Paul Yeung)

Hong Kong government reprimands RTHK broadcaster over question about Taiwan

April 3, 2020 3:10 PM EDT

Taipei, April 3, 2020 — The Hong Kong government should let Radio Television Hong Kong report freely and without official harassment, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Foreign journalists detained in China’s ‘Jasmine’ protests

February 28, 2011 6:02 PM EST

New York, February 28, 2011–Chinese security officials’ concerted attack on the foreign press in a busy commercial street near Tiananmen Square in Beijing Sunday is a return to the restrictions international reporters faced before they were eased in the run-up to the 2008 Olympics, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.