RTHK has decided to follow Chinese regulators’ lead in cancelling programming from the BBC. Photo: EPA-EFE
Hong Kong public broadcaster RTHK’s ban on BBC programming sparks questions over press freedom and ‘one country, two systems’
- RTHK’s ‘worrying’ move to follow Beijing’s lead in banning BBC programmes threatens the ‘free flow of information’ on which Hong Kong has thrived, one advocate says
- The move also raises concerns other private operators would be forced to adopt similar ban
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Hong Kong politics
RTHK has decided to follow Chinese regulators’ lead in cancelling programming from the BBC. Photo: EPA-EFE