NEW LEADER RAISES FEARS
Challenges for freedom of expression in Hong Kong
(中文譯名：特首換 恐懼添 香港表達自由挑戰重重)
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● Contents 目錄
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Introduction and recommendations
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2
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Section 1
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NEW CHALLENGES FACE HONG KONG
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Further cause for concern
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The long arm of Beijing’s Liaison office
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Self-censorship remains a problem
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Will Leung Chun-Ying stick to his word?
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Section 2
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MANIPULATED SOURCES: TSANG’S LEGACY
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Journalists point to less press freedom
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Spot news information coverage harmed
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Firemen shut door on open communication
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Sparse information released
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Problematic press areas
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Government teams dominate some news
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Government teams also cover official meetings
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Off-the-record briefings continue
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Section 3
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HEAVY-HANDED POLICING HITS HARD
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Journalists not spared either
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Discussions make little progress
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Large-scale arrests at major protests
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HKU pollster faces academic freedom assault
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Section 4
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LEGAL PROPOSALS RAISE FREEDOM FEARS
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HKJA objects to criminalisation of stalking
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Government ignores overseas experience
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Controversy over law enforcement wiretaps continues
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Government releases ICCPR report
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Copyright law changes spark controversy
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Web radio election restrictions dropped
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Citizens radio wins court of final appeal hearing
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Section 5
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PROBLEMS HIT MEDIA SECTOR
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RTHK personnel changes spark controversy
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Two talk-show hosts sacked
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ATV storm over Jiang’s “death”
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Record fine for erroneous Jiang report
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SCMP names new editor-in-chief
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Section 6
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COLD WINDS BATTER MACAU
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“Two presses” of Macau
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Government subsidises Macau media
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Moves to amend Macau’s Press Law
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Young reporters break ranks
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Diversity feeds freedom ethos
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Keeping Hong Kong “troublemakers” at bay
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APPENDIX
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SURVEY ON PRESS FREEDOM IN THE DONALD TSANG ADMINISTRATION AND BEYOND
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Contributors: Cliff Bale, Mak Yin-ting, Stanley Leung, Gillian Yan and Jackie Sam
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