Guilty Verdict for Hong Kong Journalist as Media Faces âFrontal Assaultâ As China stifles dissent in the city, news outlets have found themselves in the authoritiesâ cross hairs. Choy Yuk-ling, a producer for Radio Television Hong Kong, was found guilty on Thursday of making false statements to obtain public records for a report that was critical of the police.Credit...Lam Yik Fei for The New York Times April 22, 2021Updated 6:23 a.m. ET HONG KONG â Hong Kongâs police chief warned journalists they could be investigated for reporting âfake news.â A newspaper controlled by the Chinese government called for a ban on the cityâs biggest pro-democracy news outlet. Masked men ransacked the offices of a publication critical of Chinaâs Communist Party and smashed its presses.