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Employees at public broadcaster RTHK voice fears for future amid gradual erosion of media freedoms

New changes in RTHK have signalled that its fate as an independent public service may be under threat.

New changes in RTHK have signalled that its fate as an independent public service may be under threat.

Since 1st March, the day Patrick Li took up his position as Radio Television Hong Kong's (RTHK) Director of Broadcasting, at least 12 new productions have been pulled from the air at short notice and more than 200 past episodes of documentary programme Hong Kong Connection and news talk show The Pulse have been deleted from the public broadcaster’s Youtube channel. In the

May 10, 2021 In a casual conversation last weekend, it turned out that a diplomat due to retire later this year had originally intended to remain in Hong Kong and join the private sector. But now, he said, “That is clearly impossible.” Hong Kong is changing so much that it is quickly becoming unrecognizable. Its still sizable expatriate community includes many people who came intending to stay for two or three years and ended up staying a lifetime. But, with China tightening its grip over the former British colony, Hong Kong is losing much of its old attraction. As for the 7.5 mi...