Separatist Andy Chan Ho-tin shakes hands with journalist Victor Mallet before his talk at the Foreign Correspondents' Club on August 14. Photo: K.Y. Cheng
Opinion
Opinion
The FCC has behaved like a rude guest, but Hong Kong didn’t need to evict journalist Victor Mallet
Philip Yeung says the Foreign Correspondents’ Club provoked Hong Kong and China when it gave a separatist a public platform. In testing the limits of free speech, the club has contributed to its curtailment, but now is the time for quiet diplomacy to prevail
Separatist Andy Chan Ho-tin shakes hands with journalist Victor Mallet before his talk at the Foreign Correspondents' Club on August 14. Photo: K.Y. Cheng