The president of U.S.-funded Radio Free Asia says its Hong Kong bureau has been closed because of safety concerns under a new national security law, deepening concerns about the city’s media freedoms.
FILE - Surveillance cameras are seen as a visitor looks at Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong, Monday, March 11, 2024. The president of U.S.-funded Radio Free Asia said its Hong Kong bureau has been closed because of safety concerns under a new national security law, deepening concerns about the citys media freedoms.
Since the introduction of the 2020 law, two local news outlets known for critical coverage of the government, Apple Daily and Stand News, were forced toHong Kong ranked 140th out of 180 countries and territories in Reporters Without Borders’ latest World Press Freedom Index. RFA, funded by the U.S. Congress through the U.S. Agency for Global Media, has recently been under the Hong Kong government's attack. In January, police issued a letter to RFA and condemned it for quoting “false statements” by wanted activist Ted Hui that they said smeared the police force.offered awards of 1 million Hong Kong dollars
He did not specify the comments or reports, but said they suggested that some provisions of the law were targeting the media. He insisted there were protections for the media in the legislation. Fang said RFA's Hong Kong bureau has operated as a private news organization since its launch in 1996, and that its editorial independence was safeguarded by a firewall endorsed by the U.S. Congress.
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