FRIENDS of Xi Yang, the Hong Kong journalist jailed in China for 'leaking state secrets', called yesterday for a democracy wall to be built to symbolise the fight for press freedom.
At a march to mark the sentencing of Xi a year ago, members of the Joint Operation to Fight for the Release of Xi Yang said they wanted the wall built at the Cultural Centre.
They said this was so Hong Kong people would not need to speak solely through the media, which might censor their views. The friends of Xi Yang called on legislators and urban councillors to support the project.
'We hope the democracy wall will help safeguard freedom of expression,' said Phyllis Luk Fung-ping, a member of the joint operation.
Ming Pao reporter Xi was sentenced to 12 years in prison for 'spying and stealing state secrets'.
He was accused of reporting information leaked to him by a bank clerk.
