Two senior officials were urged yesterday to respond to fears over attacks against RTHK for its broadcasting of remarks on the 'two states' theory by a Taiwan representative in Hong Kong, Cheng An-kuo.
Emily Lau Wai-hing of The Frontier, in letters to Secretary of Information Technology and Broadcasting Kwong Ki-chi and Home Affairs Secretary David Lan Hong-tsung, said she was worried and astonished by the attacks.
She was referring to criticism from Tsang Hin-chi, a National People's Congress Standing Committee member, and Xu Simin, a Standing Committee member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Ms Lau said there should be freedom of speech.
'I am worried that the editorial autonomy and freedom of the press have been challenged on a number of occasions after the handover.
'Does the [Information Technology and Broadcasting] Bureau agree that RTHK should not invite Mr Cheng to voice his opinions? The bureau chief should respond to unreasonable criticisms.' In her letter to Mr Lan, Ms Lau asked if people suggesting restraints on Mr Cheng's comments had violated the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
