Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA), the city’s major journalist union with a long-standing history of enhancing press freedom and professional standards, moves on with its work with a newly elected executive committee, amid shrinking finance, stifling press freedom in the territory, and mounting political challenges.
The group, which has been encountering the pressure of disbandment upon heavy criticisms from the pro-Beijing camp in Hong Kong, has survived so far. However, it is facing financial difficulties upon a significant reduction in membership. Its current financial situation cannot sustain its operation for another ten years, said its newly reelected chairman Ronson Chan Ron-sing.
