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HONG KONG: THE SLOW DEATH OF PRESS FREEDOM & THREATS TO THE REGION
Thursday 12 August 2021
HONG KONG: THE SLOW DEATH OF PRESS FREEDOM & THREATS TO THE REGION
Thursday 12 August 2021
CFHK were joined by Reporters without Border (RSF) to discuss the destruction of media and press freedom in Hong Kong and how it is affecting the region. The panellists included: Mark Clifford (CFHK), Cedric Alviani (RSF), Kris Cheng (Hong Kong journalist), and William Yang (President of Taiwan Foreign Correspondents Club). Discussion points included the closure of Apple Daily, the impact on other news outlets, the role of media in facing crackdowns on civil liberties, how Taiwan views the Hong Kong situation and the role that the international community can play out Chinese overreach and the apparent lack of action by Western nations.
SPEAKER BIOS:
SPEAKER BIOS:
Mark Clifford is an Independent Non-Executive Director at Next Digital Ltd. He was previously the Executive Director of the Hong Kong-based Asia Business Council from 2007 to 2021, an organisation of prominent business leaders in Asia working to promote growth in the region. He has also previously worked as Editor-in-Chief of the South China Morning Post, publisher and Editor-in-Chief of The Standard, and Asia Regional Editor for BusinessWeek.
Cédric Alviani, currently serves as East Asia Bureau Director for press freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Cédric has worked in Asia since 1999, mainly based in Taiwan, and has directed projects at the intersection of diplomacy, culture and media. Reporters Without Borders, established in 1985, is an international non-governmental, non-profit organisation defending journalism and freedom of information.
Kris Cheng is a Hong Kong journalist covering local, regional politics and diplomacy. He was previously Editorial Director at Hong Kong Free Press. His work has been featured in Washington Post, Foreign Policy, Public Radio International, Die Zeit, Apple Daily, Hong Kong Economic Times and others.
William Yang is the President of the Taiwan Foreign Correspondent's Club and a correspondent for Germany's international broadcaster Deutsche Welle based in Taiwan.
