Category: Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA)

Hong Kong’s Major Journalist Group Swimming Against the Tide Under Financial Difficulties and Political Challenges

Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA), the city’s major journalist union with a long-standing history of enhancing press freedom and professional standards, moves on with its work with a newly elected executive committee, amid shrinking finance, stifling press freedom in the territory, and mounting political challenges. The group, which has been encountering the pressure of disbandment…


Ronson Chan, HKJA ‘Wartime Chairman,’ Stands for Freedom of Press

During World War II, there were wartime leaders in many countries, and many of them left their names in the Hall of Fame. In Hong Kong, where freedom of the press is deteriorating, it is also not easy at all to be a “wartime chairman” and cope with various pressures to protect freedom of speech….


Most Media Prohibited From Covering Xi Jinping’s Visit to Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s new chief executive John Lee met with the president and editor-in-chief of the China Media Group (CMG) on July 1. Meanwhile, numerous other media organizations were denied access to cover Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s visit to the former British colony on the 25th anniversary of its handover to China. At Government House, John…