Due to the third wave of COVID-19 outbreak in the city, Hong Kong Journalists Association urges media organizations to implement special working arrangements to reduce the spreading risk of viruses. HKJA suggested media organisations to allow employees without a necessary office work or field operation to work from home or implement
Statements
HKJA urges the police for an explanation on the incident of a police vehicle driving into a group of reporters which caused injuries
Hong Kong Journalists Association received reports that a police car drove into a group of reporters who were working outside Eastern Magistracy yesterday afternoon (3 July). At that time, the police car was sending a defendant to the Magistracy, it suddenly accelerated towards the court car park without using any
Statement issued by the Hong Kong Journalists Association the Hong Kong national security law
HKJA has earlier submitted our views to the Chinese National People’s Congress Standing Committee on the national security law for Hong Kong. We urged the Standing Committee to adopt a “minimalist approach” in legislating. It turned out to be the opposite. The law enacted is much harsher; its scope much
HKJA’s response to Li Zhanshu, the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress regarding the description content of Hong Kong National Security Law bill
The Standing Committee of National People’s Congress (the Standing Committee, thereafter) held a meeting to deliberate the draft of Hong Kong National Security Law. Hong Kong Journalists Association sent a submission paper to the Standing Committee earlier on to express our concern on the threats to the personal safety of
An urgent appeal to Police Commissioner to honour promise not to obstruct reporters
Together with three media associations, the Hong Kong Journalists Association held a meeting with the Commissioner for Police on Thursday last week. Mr Tang has said at the meeting: “(We will) make the best effort to ensure the reporting work of reporters. You (journalists) have the freedom and right to
Police humiliated and attacked journalists News unions and organizations issue joint protest
Stop hurting journalists! Over the past three hundred days or so, the police have seen the media as thorns in their side and stings in their eyes, and violence against journalists at the scene has been overwhelming. Last night (10 May), the police further interfered with and attacked journalists,
Hong Kong Journalists Association condemns the unreasonable use of force by the police to obstruct media’s reporting
Dozens of people sang and yelled slogans in a shopping mall in Central at noon today (8/5), A HKBU editorial board reporter was arrested during the reporting. Many journalists were sprayed with pepper spray when shooting the situation. HKJA concerns this incident and condemns the police for unreasonable obstruction to
Hong Kong Journalists Association expresses concern over a reporter＇s photo that was posted on social media, allegedly to intimidate and suppress press freedom
Apple Daily reported that, after the newspaper published the article about assistant police commissioner Rupert Dover and his wife suspected of renting out a house illegally, the profile picture of a Facebook account purported to belong to Dover’s wife was switched to the person in charge of the report of
Hong Kong Journalists Association and Hong Kong Press Photographers Association express solemn concern and condemnation over police’s arbitrary arrests of reporters Demand public account for the arrests
In a statement issued today (28 April), Next Magazine condemns police officers for arbitrary arrests and detention of the magazine’s reporters in public space. Next Magazine severely denounces the police’s abuse of public authority and intimidation against journalists during officers’ attempt to obstruct investigation and exposure of top police officers’
The Hong Kong Journalists Association expresses concern over the layoffs and unpaid leave of media organizations
The epidemic of coronavirus continues, with all industries facing pressure including media organizations. The South China Morning Post mentioned in an internal email that due to the continued demonstrations and the coronavirus epidemic, the turnover in the first quarter fell by 50% year-on-year. It is expected that the operating environment