The Immigration Department has rejected local media reports claiming a new national security unit is now vetting foreign media visa applications. Photo: Roy Issa
Hong Kong immigration says no change to journalist visa process in response to media reports and Foreign Correspondents’ Club query
- Local news outlets have suggested a national security unit is now vetting foreign media visa applications, prompting concern in journalist community
- But immigration says same division still handling applications, while senior government source calls reports ‘largely inaccurate’
The Immigration Department has rejected local media reports claiming a new national security unit is now vetting foreign media visa applications. Photo: Roy Issa