Bao Choy Yuk-ling, journalist and former producer of RTHK (local media), was found guilty of making false statements while obtaining vehicle license information for making “721, Who Owns The Truth?” a special episode for the axed program Hong Kong Connection in 2019. On Nov. 7, the High Court judge rejected Choy’s appeal. At the same time, the judge proposed legislation to expand the rights of journalists to obtain vehicle registries.
The Truth Under Cover
On the evening of July 21, 2019, a few hundred gang members in white teeshirts attacked civilians indiscriminately with weapons on the streets and in the MTR station of Yuen Long. The incident is known as the 721 Yuen Long Attack, which is the iconic incident that deteriorated police/public relations. The police were accused of deliberately delaying their arrival and condoning the suspects and the pro-Communist forces behind them.A survey released by the Center for Communication and Public Opinion Research of CUHK in 2020 found 80 percent of the public had a bad impression of the police due to the attack.
