Head of Hong Kong Journalist Group Says He Will ‘Breathe the Same Air’ as Hongkongers as City’s Press Freedom Worsens

Head of Hong Kong Journalist Group Says He Will ‘Breathe the Same Air’ as Hongkongers as City’s Press Freedom Worsens
With the Red Terror looming over Hong Kong and a precipitous plunge in press freedom ranking, no one is running for the next chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, and incumbent Chairman Ronson Chan Long-sing becomes the sole candidate. Adrian Yu/Epoch Times
Julia Ye
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On June 25, 2022, Hong Kong Journalists Association will count the votes for the 2022-2023 executive committee election and the motion to amend the constitution.

Ronson Chan Long-sing, the association’s chairman, had previously said he would not “actively seek to be reelected.” He on June 16 that “being at HKJA is like riding the waves … on a lonely island.”

Julia Ye
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Julia Ye is an Australian-based reporter who joined The Epoch Times in 2021. She mainly covers China-related issues and has been a reporter since 2003.
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