The Hong Kong bureau of Radio Free Asia, a U.S.-funded news organization, has closed due to concerns about safety under a new national security law; reflects city's diminishing space for a free press.
HONG KONG — The president of U.S.-funded Radio Free Asia said on Friday that its Hong Kong bureau has been closed because of safety concerns under a new national security law, deepening worries about the city’s media freedoms. Bay Fang, the president of RFA, said in a statement that it will no longer have full-time staff in Hong Kong, although it would retain its official media registration.
Actions by Hong Kong authorities, including referring to RFA as a ‘foreign force,’ raise serious questions about our ability to operate in safety with the enactment of Article 23,' Fang said. RFA's move is widely seen as a reflection of the city's narrowing space for a free press following the enactment of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, locally also known as Article 23 legislation. Rep.
But she assured RFA's audience in Hong Kong and mainland China that its content would 'continue without disruption.' Hong Kong authorities have not announced any arrests under the new law. But the government on Wednesday condemned the BBC for what it called an 'extremely misleading report' about an activist who was blocked from a remission of sentence, or early release, under the law. Tang also wrote a letter to condemn an opinion piece by The New York Times.
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