Veteran journalist Cheng Ming-yan, widely known as “Yan Gor” in the Hong Kong media circle, passed away on November 3 at the age of 70. Cheng graduated at the Hong Kong Baptist College (now University) in 1977, majoring in communications. He had worked as a reporter, assignment editor of the
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HKJA expresses disappointment at CA’s refusal to accept complaints about misstatements
In February, the Hong Kong Journalists Association lodged a complaint with the Communications Authority regarding known falsehoods about the HKJA broadcast by two free television channels in Hong Kong. The HKJA is disappointed that the CA rejected this complaint. It is a basic principle of journalism — followed around the
Two former editors of ‘Stand News’ jailed for sedition, exposing real risks of journalism in today’s Hong Kong
Two former editors in chief of ‘Stand News,’ Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam, convicted of “conspiracy to publish seditious publications,” were on Thursday sentenced to 21 and 11 months in prison respectively. Mr. Lam was released on health grounds, having already spent the length of the sentence in pre-trial detention,
HKJA responds to Judicial Review appeal for “Headliner”
The Court of Appeal issued its judgment today (September 4) regarding a warning made by the Communications Authority against the RTHK program “Headliner.” The Communications Authority found in 2020 that an episode of the show had breached the broadcast code by insulting and disparaging the police, but that decision faced
HKJA believes sedition conviction of Stand News editors exemplifies worrying decline of Hong Kong’s press freedom
On Thursday (August 29), two senior editors of the now-defunct website Stand News, Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam Shiu-tung, were found guilty of “conspiracy to publish and reproduce seditious publications.” They face up to two years in prison under Hong Kong’s colonial era sedition ordinance. Both Chung and Lam spent
HKJA faces $400,000 tax demand from Hong Kong authorities
The Hong Kong Journalists Association received a letter from the Inland Revenue Department at the end of November last year, stating that it was reviewing HKJA’s taxes for the 2017/18 financial year. After preliminary communication, the IRD requested that HKJA submit detailed accounting records for several years, as well as
The HKJA is deeply concerned about the disappearance of SCMP reporter during trip to Beijing
Kyodo News reported yesterday that Minnie Chan, a senior reporter for the South China Morning Post, has been missing after she went to Beijing to cover the Xiangshan Forum at the end of October. The report cited friends who said Minnie had been unreachable for a month, while the SCMP