Meanwhile, the US State Department also called on Beijing and Hong Kong to "cease efforts to crush press freedom" over the arrest. The RTHK Programme Staff Union and Hong Kong Journalists Association were among six groups demanding the Transport and Housing Bureau include media searches of car registrations as acceptable. The media associations also slammed the high-profile arrest of Choy, saying that it was disproportionate for police to arrest Choy at her home as traffic-related offenses would normally result in a subpoena only. "The relevant news production [Hong Kong Connection] is also our production, and is not just relevant to Choy," Chiu said. The chairman of the Journalists Association, Chris Yeung Kin-hing, said Choy's arrest reflected the legal risks that journalists could be subject to as part of their work.

Source: The Standard November 05, 2020 19:07 UTC