RTHK union lashes out at chief
Director of broadcasting Roy Tang wasn't honest when grilled by lawmakers, employees claim
RTHK's union said its broadcasting director, Roy Tang Yun-kwong, did not tell Legco the "whole truth" when it asked him about claims he has a political agenda at the station.
Tang also sidestepped questions about the conflict stemming from his dual role as the broadcaster's chief editor and an administrative officer appointed by the government, the RTHK Programme Staff Union said yesterday.
On Tuesday, Tang submitted statements to the Legislative Council panel on information technology and broadcasting in response to questions by lawmaker James To Kun-sun about several of the director's controversial decisions.
Tang again denied the allegation he was on a political mission from the government to "fix" the broadcaster. As a public servant, he was required to be politically neutral, he said, and would not take up any such mission, nor ask his colleagues to carry any out.
But acting assistant director of broadcasting Forever Sze Wing-yuen has said earlier that he and his colleagues felt pressure from above to do exactly that.
The union said Tang had dodged legislators' questions again and his remarks may have misled the public.