There’s been a few voices of dissent from this instution of quiet and common sense in HK so time to shut that down !
Reuters report
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s government review of public broadcaster RTHK has found deficiencies in editorial management and a lack of transparency in handling complaints, signalling a major overhaul of the revered institution as concerns grow over media freedom.
The only independent, publicly funded media outlet on Chinese soil, Radio Television Hong Kong was founded in 1928 and is sometimes compared to the British Broadcasting Corporation. Its charter guarantees it editorial independence.
It angered Hong Kong’s government, the police, and Beijing with its coverage of 2019 anti-government protests that shook the Asian financial hub, including several investigations that sparked widespread criticism of authorities.
“There are deficiencies in (the) editorial management mechanism,” the Commerce Bureau said in a 154-page report of its review released on Friday.
There were “no well-defined and properly documented editorial processes and decisions,” and no “clear allocation of roles and responsibilities among editorial staff,” it added. “Weak editorial accountability is observed.”
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Here’s the report – read it and weep.. interestingly we can’t load it to wordpress . We would be surprised if there’s some code in there to stop us doing so ! – You can download it from HK Govt website as we have but if you don’t want the Chinese govt to know who you are we suggest you don’t go to this url
https://www.cedb.gov.hk/ccib/en/consultations-and-publications/reports/rthkreview.pdf
