Hong Kong

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA), and the Hong Kong Radio Television Programme Staff Union in condemning the Hong Kong Police for abusing their powers and preventing media personnel from carrying out their duties. In the early hours of June 14, a group of protestors were taken away by police after they...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is concerned by reports that a company planning to launch a new newspaper in Hong Kong is considering suspending the venture after a leading figure in the company was detained by Mainland officials. The Chinese-language Hong Kong Morning News was due to issue its first edition on July 1. A source within the paper said the company’s management had...

The Committee to Protect Journalists has condemned the March 19 attack on two senior media executives in Hong Kong by four masked men armed with metal bars. The executives work for Hong Kong Media News, which is preparing to launch a Chinese-language newspaper, and have been identified in reports as Lei Iun-han, director and vice-president, and Lam Kin-ming, news controller. The two sought...

The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns today's attack on a journalist in Hong Kong and calls on authorities to conduct a thorough and efficient investigation and ensure the perpetrators are brought to justice. Kevin Lau Chun-to is now in critical condition, according to news reports. Lau was attacked as he got out of his car in a residential neighborhood at around 10:30 a.m., according to...

A Hong Kong journalists' group warned Sunday freedom of expression in the city had deteriorated, saying it had become intolerant of dissent as Beijing strengthened its grip on the territory, Agence-France-Presse (AFP) has reported. The former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997 but retains a semi-autonomous status under the "one country, two systems" model with civil liberties...