The editor and director of RTHK’s program “Clanging Collection”, Choi Yuk Ling, who produced a follow-up report on the 7.21 attack in Yuen Long last July, was convicted of “misrepresentation” and fined HK$6,000 for investigating the license plate on April 22. In response, Hong Kong star Chapman To announced on his Facebook page that his web station will employ Choi Yuk Ling for life.
In order to produce the “7.21 Who Owns the Truth”, Tsai Yuling traced the identity of the owner of the car that picked up the white man in the July 21, 2019 Yuen Long terrorist attack by checking the license plate information and uncovered that the plainclothes police officer, suspected to be holding a warrant, had been wandering the streets near Yuen Long long before the attack and witnessed a large number of white men with weapons gathering but did nothing. Weapons gathered but did not take any action.
On Nov. 3 last year, the police’s Serious Crimes Unit made a high-profile arrest of Choi Yuk-ling. Choi was charged with “knowingly making a false statement in a material particular” in violation of the Road Traffic Ordinance. Several media organizations and trade unions have criticized the police for abusing the Road Traffic Ordinance to suppress journalists and destroy press freedom.
On April 22, Chua Yuk Ling was found guilty and fined $6,000. On hearing the verdict, Tsai was in tears, but believed that the industry could find a way to continue fulfilling its vocation as a journalist. Dozens of RTHK production staff and union members went to the court and put up a banner with the slogan “No Fear, No Fear, No Selfishness, Defend the Truth and Freedom”, chanting “No Crime, No Justification for Journalists” and cheering for Tsai Yu-ling.
The case of Cai Yuling has aroused widespread concern among Hong Kong media practitioners, who are worried about the harsh suppression of press freedom in Hong Kong under the terror of the “Hong Kong version of the National Security Law”.
The “Chapman To’s late show”, which is run by the web station “Chapman To’s late show”, has been posting on Facebook, expressing anger at the verdict of the case, and re-posting the “7.21 Who Owns the Truth? “When the program announced:” This station promises to always employ Tsai Yu Ling! Department for a lifetime! Until the other side is unwilling to cooperate.” Also chanting, “Freedom of the press is not a crime! No justification for oppressing the people!”
The end of 2020 will be the end of its network to pay the system, has been launched one after another new programs, he has announced in February this year to invite Cai Yuling to join, and said very appreciated Cai Yuling’s expertise in data collection, the two sides to “by project freelance form” cooperation.
The program “Old Drama”, produced by Cai Yuling for the network, is hosted by Huang Qiusheng, and will soon hit the shelves. To said, has seen the first cut, can get Tsai Yu Ling production of such a high quality program is deeply honored.
In addition, the Hong Kong Journalists Association’s “Golden Yao Yu Press Freedom Award” announced the winners on April 21, “Clang set 7.21 who main truth” won the “12th Golden Yao Yu Press Freedom Award “The winners were announced on April 21.
Netizens praised Chapman To for his “compassion and righteousness”, and praised Tsai Yu-Ling for her “heroic woman! Against tyranny, vow not to bow down!” And reprimanded: “Hong Kong’s rule of law, has become a sharp edge against good citizens.”
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