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Hong Kong Journalists Association
Hong Kong Journalists Association
Traditional Chinese	香港記者協會
Simplified Chinese	香港记者协会
Hanyu Pinyin
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Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xiānggǎng Jìzhě Xiéhuì
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	hoeng1 gong2 gei3 ze2 hip3 wui6*2

Hong Kong Journalists Association
香港記者協會
Founded	1968; 56 years ago
Type	Non-government organisation
Headquarters	Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°16′44″N 114°10′44″E / 22.2790°N 114.1789°E
Chairperson	Selina Cheng
Website	www.hkja.org.hk

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The Hong Kong Journalists Association (Chinese: 香港記者協會) is a Hong Kong association that represents journalists in Hong Kong. Established in 1968, the association acts as a trade union for journalists by seeking to improve working conditions for them and further works to aid journalists by striving to remove barriers journalists face when gathering news. HKJA also serves as a channel for individuals to file complaints when unethical reporting in local media is observed.

The association has been chaired by Selina Cheng since June 2024.^[1]

Background

Every year, HKJA produces a report on the press freedom status in Hong Kong. It is widely circulated to foreign consulates and non-governmental organisations and is often quoted in foreign media reports about Hong Kong. The 2006 report describes the challenges facing the media in Hong Kong, including the government's attempts to influence the editorial direction of the public broadcaster Radio Television Hong Kong .

Prior to 2006, the report was annually produced in partnership with ARTICLE 19, a London-based rights group.

HKJA is an affiliated member of the International Federation of Journalists, the world's largest journalists' organisation.

HKJA is also a member of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange, a global network of non-governmental organisations that monitors censorship worldwide and defends journalists, writers, Internet users and others who are persecuted for exercising their right to freedom of expression.

Hong Kong's press consists^[when?] of 23 Chinese dailies, 13 English dailies (one in Braille and one an Internet edition), 8 bilingual dailies and 5 Japanese publications. Of the 23 Chinese dailies, 17 mainly cover local and overseas news, while 4 specialise in finance. 3 Chinese dailies and 4 bilingual dailies are published on the Internet.

Funding

To maintain its neutrality, HKJA is funded by membership fees and other fund-raising activities, such as annual dinners, seminars (for non-members), training courses etc.

Membership classifications

One may choose to join HKJA as a Full Member, Associate Member, Public Relations Member or Student Member.

Board

The association has been chaired by Selina Cheng since June 2024.^[2]^[3]

Ethics committee:

Every year, the executive committee appoints three members to the ethics committee after the annual general meeting. The committee's responsibility is to investigate alleged breaches of HKJA's Code of Ethics and to make recommendations to the executive committee.

Subcommittees :

There are five subcommittees which members can join. They are:

Press Freedom
Membership, Training and Welfare
China Concern
International Relations
Publication

Activities

The Association organises various activities to inform their members of the latest news/developments in the field. These include seminars, workshops, press awards and overseas tours. The Association also organises football matches, i.e. JA Cup, since 1985.

Certificate Courses:

HKJA has organised training courses for junior journalists that will take place in November 2006. These courses cover topics such as how to conduct effective interviews in political, court or hospital settings. Guest lecturers are invited to the courses, most of which are well known in the journalism field. A certificate will be given to candidates who complete the courses.

JA Cup

The HKJA Cup was inaugurated in 1984. ^[4] The champions of the JA Cup are:

Anniversary	Year	Champion
1st	1985	Wah Kiu Yat Pao
2nd	1986	Wah Kiu Yat Pao
3rd	1987	Wah Kiu Yat Pao
4th	1988	Hong Kong Commercial Daily
5th	1989	Oriental Daily News
6th	1990	Sing Pao
7th	1991	Sing Tao
8th	1992	Sing Tao
9th	1993	Sing Tao
10th	1994	Sing Pao
11th	1995	no information
12th	1996	Oriental Daily News
13th	1997	Oriental Daily News
14th	1998	Oriental Daily News
15th	1999	Oriental Daily News
16th	2001	Cable TV
17th	2002	Oriental Daily News
18th	2003	Oriental Daily News
19th	2004	Oriental Daily News
20th	2005	Oriental Daily News
21st	2006	Oriental Daily News
22nd	2007	Oriental Daily News
23rd	2008	Oriental Daily News
24th	2009	Cable TV
25th	2010	Chai Wa Wa
26th	2011	Cable TV
27th	2012	Daily News United
28th	2013	Hartiend FC

Press freedom issues in Hong Kong

Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK)

Questions over Hong Kong's press freedom were raised when the government announced plans to set up a committee to review public broadcasting in January 2005. The greatest concern that arose from the establishment of the committee seemed to be the controversy over the editorial independence/freedom of Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK). The broadcaster is known for airing views and opinions that challenge the government's policies. Consequently, there were fears over whether RTHK's editorial freedom would remain. On the one hand, the government wanted to use RTHK as an outlet to disseminate its views. On the other, Hong Kong people want to be able to voice their concerns freely. The Hong Kong Journalists Association responded to the issue by saying that RTHK should maintain its freedom and remain independent of the government (for more on HKJA's response, see the HKJA Annual Report (2006)).

Article 23

Introduced as a law to protect national security, Article 23 of the Basic Law created much concern and debate over Hong Kong's right to freedom of speech. On the one hand, the government wanted to pass the bill to help the country and protect it from any threats, while on the other, individuals wanted to be able to express themselves freely. In a response to the issue, HKJA opposed the bill as it felt that Article 23 posed a threat to freedom of expression and was also unnecessary. Due to the dissatisfaction of the people, on 1 July 2003 approximately 500,000 people protested against Article 23. On 5 September later that year, the government announced that it had decided to withdraw the bill.

Hong Kong press ratings

On 26 October 2006, Ming Pao reported the findings of a survey in which Hong Kong people were asked to rate the local press. It showed that the press received a relatively steady approval rating from the general public.^{[citation needed]}

However, another survey conducted by the University of Hong Kong, showed that public support for the press in Hong Kong has been decreasing^[when?] and has reached its lowest point in three years.^{[citation needed]}

External links

Official website

References

^ May, Tiffany (17 July 2024). "Wall St. Journal Reporter Says She Was Fired Over Hong Kong Union Role". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
^ Hawkins, Amy; correspondent, Amy Hawkins Senior China (17 July 2024). "Wall Street Journal fires new chair of Hong Kong Journalists Association". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 July 2024. {{cite news}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
^ Mahtani, Shibani (17 July 2024). "Wall Street Journal fires Hong Kong reporter who headed embattled press club". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
^ The HKJA 44th Anniversary Bulletin, p.60-64

[1] May, Tiffany (17 July 2024). "Wall St. Journal Reporter Says She Was Fired Over Hong Kong Union Role". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 17 July 2024.

[2] Hawkins, Amy; correspondent, Amy Hawkins Senior China (17 July 2024). "Wall Street Journal fires new chair of Hong Kong Journalists Association". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 July 2024. {{cite news}}: |last2= has generic name (help)

[3] Mahtani, Shibani (17 July 2024). "Wall Street Journal fires Hong Kong reporter who headed embattled press club". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 17 July 2024.

[4] The HKJA 44th Anniversary Bulletin, p.60-64

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+The '''Hong Kong Journalists Association''' ({{zh|first=t|t=香港記者協會}}) is a Hong Kong association that represents [[Media of Hong Kong|journalists in Hong Kong]].  Established in 1968, the association acts as a trade union for journalists by seeking to improve working conditions for them and further works to aid journalists by striving to remove barriers journalists face when gathering news. HKJA also serves as a channel for individuals to file complaints when unethical reporting in local media is observed.
+The association has been chaired by [[Selina Cheng]] since June 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |last=May |first=Tiffany |date=2024-07-17 |title=Wall St. Journal Reporter Says She Was Fired Over Hong Kong Union Role |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/17/world/asia/wsj-reporter-fired-hong-kong.html |access-date=2024-07-17 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
-The '''Hong Kong Journalists Association''' ([[Chinese language|Chinese:]] 香港記者協會) was established in 1968 for practising [[Media of Hong Kong|journalists in Hong Kong]] "to enhance [[press freedom]] and the integrity of news coverage" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20070418020654/http://www.hkja.org.hk/who/index.htm Who we are --- HKJA]). The association acts as a trade union for journalists by seeking to improve working conditions for them and further works to aid journalists by striving to remove barriers journalists face when gathering news. HKJA also serves as a channel for individuals to file complaints when unethical reporting in local media is observed.
 ==Background==
@@ Line 30: / Line 44: @@
 HKJA is also a member of the [[International Freedom of Expression Exchange]], a global network of [[non-governmental organisations]] that monitors censorship worldwide and defends journalists, writers, Internet users and others who are persecuted for exercising their right to [[freedom of expression]].
-Hong Kong's press consists of 23 Chinese dailies, 13 English dailies (one in Braille and one an Internet edition), 8 bilingual dailies and 5 Japanese publications. Of the 23 Chinese dailies, 17 mainly cover local and overseas news, while 4 specialise in finance. 3 Chinese dailies and 4 bilingual dailies are published on the Internet.
+Hong Kong's press consists{{When|date=March 2023}} of 23 Chinese dailies, 13 English dailies (one in Braille and one an Internet edition), 8 bilingual dailies and 5 Japanese publications. Of the 23 Chinese dailies, 17 mainly cover local and overseas news, while 4 specialise in finance. 3 Chinese dailies and 4 bilingual dailies are published on the Internet.
 ===Funding===
@@ Line 41: / Line 55: @@
 ==Board==
+The association has been chaired by [[Selina Cheng]] since June 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hawkins |first=Amy |last2=correspondent |first2=Amy Hawkins Senior China |date=2024-07-17 |title=Wall Street Journal fires new chair of Hong Kong Journalists Association |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/article/2024/jul/17/wall-street-journal-fires-new-chair-of-hong-kong-journalists-association |access-date=2024-07-17 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Mahtani |first=Shibani |date=2024-07-17 |title=Wall Street Journal fires Hong Kong reporter who headed embattled press club |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/07/17/hong-kong-wall-street-journal-press/ |access-date=2024-07-17 |work=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>
-{{update|date=September 2015}}
-'''Executive Committee:'''
+'''Ethics committee:'''
-The Chairperson for 2009 to 2010 is [[MAK Yin-ting]] ({{zh|links=no|c=麥燕庭}}).
-The Vice-chairperson is Jackie SAM ({{zh|links=no|c=岑亞志}}).
-<!--
-'''The other Executive committee members are:'''
-* Stanley LEUNG Kam-hung (Chinese: 梁錦雄) ([[Metro Daily]])
-* TSE Chi-fung (Chinese: 謝志峰) ([[Radio Television Hong Kong]])
-* Ben KWOK (Chinese: 郭家傑) (''[[South China Morning Post]]'')
-* Ambrose LEUNG (Chinese: 梁頌恩) (''[[South China Morning Post]]'')
-* Phyllis TSANG (Chinese: 曾錦雯) (''[[South China Morning Post]]'')
-* Albert WONG (Chinese: 黃雅斌) (''[[South China Morning Post]]'')
-* Zoe HUNG (Chinese: 孔雪怡) (''[[Hong Kong Economic Journal]]'')
-* Steve CHAN (Chinese: 陳羲文) (''[[Hong Kong Economic Journal]]'')
-* CHAN Kin-kai (Chinese: 陳健佳) ([[Ming Pao]])
-* TAI Wai-land (Chinese: 戴偉倫) (freelancer)
--->
-'''Ethics Committee:'''
-Every year, the Executive Committee appoints three members to the Ethics Committee after the [[annual general meeting]]. The committee's responsibility is to investigate alleged breaches of HKJA's Code of Ethics and to make recommendations to the Executive Committee.
+Every year, the executive committee appoints three members to the ethics committee after the [[annual general meeting]]. The committee's responsibility is to investigate alleged breaches of HKJA's Code of Ethics and to make recommendations to the executive committee.
 '''Subcommittees :'''
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 | 28th || 2013 || Hartiend FC
 |}
-== HKJA news ==
-===Latest judgment made by the Ethics Committee===
-The judgment was made on 16 October 2006. The complaint was about several journalists from a Hong Kong magazine "[[Easy Finder]] (Chinese: 壹本便利)" who took photos of a local female artist, [[Gillian Chung]] ({{zh|links=no|c=鍾欣恫}}), in a dressing room using a hidden camera.
-There were three main parts of the judgement:
-# HKJA received more than 20 complaints about the 761st issue of "Easy Finder" magazine, which was published on 23 August 2006. In the issue, the magazine published photos of Gillian Chung in a dressing room located in Malaysia.
-# According to the fifth article of the HKJA Code of Ethics, "A journalist shall obtain information, photographs and illustrations only by straightforward means. The use of other means can be justified only by over-riding considerations of the public interest. The journalist is entitled to exercise a personal conscientious objection to the use of such means."
-# HKJA concluded that publishing a photo of an artist who was undressing could not be justified as being in the public interest. Using a hidden camera to get the photos was a violation of individual privacy as well as HKJA Code of Ethics.
-===Latest news===
-Mary Lau, the wife of detained journalist Ching Cheong, issued her latest statement on her husband's case on 2 November 2006. She called for his immediate release.
-HKJA held a press conference and also called for Ching Cheong's release.
 ==Press freedom issues in Hong Kong==
 === Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) ===
-Questions over Hong Kong's press freedom were raised when the government announced plans to set up a committee to review public broadcasting in January 2005. The greatest concern that arose from the establishment of the committee seemed to be the controversy over the editorial independence/freedom of Radio Television Hong Kong ([[RTHK]]). The broadcaster is known for airing views and opinions that challenge the government's policies. Consequently, there were fears over whether RTHK's editorial freedom would remain. On the one hand, the government wanted to use RTHK as an outlet to disseminate its views. On the other, Hong Kong people want to be able to voice their concerns freely. The Hong Kong Journalists Association responded to the issue by saying that RTHK should maintain its freedom and remain independent from the government (for more on HKJA's response, see the HKJA Annual Report (2006)).
+Questions over Hong Kong's press freedom were raised when the government announced plans to set up a committee to review public broadcasting in January 2005. The greatest concern that arose from the establishment of the committee seemed to be the controversy over the editorial independence/freedom of Radio Television Hong Kong ([[RTHK]]). The broadcaster is known for airing views and opinions that challenge the government's policies. Consequently, there were fears over whether RTHK's editorial freedom would remain. On the one hand, the government wanted to use RTHK as an outlet to disseminate its views. On the other, Hong Kong people want to be able to voice their concerns freely. The Hong Kong Journalists Association responded to the issue by saying that RTHK should maintain its freedom and remain independent of the government (for more on HKJA's response, see the HKJA Annual Report (2006)).
 === Article 23 ===
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 ==External links==
-* {{official website|https://www.hkja.org.hk}}
+*{{official website|https://www.hkja.org.hk}}
-{{Authority control}}
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
 {{Trade unions in Hong Kong navbox}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:International Federation of Journalists]]
 [[Category:Journalism-related professional associations]]
 [[Category:Journalists' trade unions]]
 [[Category:Mass media in Hong Kong|Journalists Association]]
+[[Category:Member organisations of the Civil Human Rights Front]]
 [[Category:Trade unions established in 1968]]
 [[Category:Trade unions in Hong Kong]]

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