Nomination to Run for Hong Kong Journalists Association Chair Ruled Invalid; Online Media Editor Lee Man-nei Says Matter May Enter Legal Proceedings
參選記協主席被裁提名無效 網媒主編李敏妮稱事件或進入法律程序
With the Hong Kong Journalists Association’s executive committee election approaching, incumbent chair Chan Long-sing announced that he would not seek re-election after receiving a “friendly reminder”. The nomination period ended last Friday (May 31), and the association received two applications to run for chair, including one from Lee Man-nei, editor-in-chief of online media outlet Tou Si Po. The association said one of Lee’s nominators withdrew the nomination and that she failed to submit a replacement nomination by the deadline, rendering the nomination invalid. Lee later posted a “complaint” about the association, saying she had not been given sufficient time to submit a replacement nomination. InMedia invited Lee for an interview twice over the past week, but she declined both times. She told InMedia today that “the matter may enter legal proceedings” and that she “will take all appropriate action”. Chan Long-sing told InMedia that if Lee Man-nei believed the association had handled the matter unfairly or had a complaint, she could complain to the independently appointed Election Committee. He said the committee’s members were completely independent of the executive committee and would handle any complaints concerning the association’s election fairly.
香港記者協會執委會換屆在即，現任主席陳朗昇獲「溫馨提示」後宣布不爭取連任。上周五（5月31日）選舉提名期結束，記協收到兩人報名參選主席，當中包括網媒《透視報》主編李敏妮，記協指李的其中一名提名人撤銷提名，亦未能在限期前補上新提名，提名無效。李敏妮及後發文「投訴」記協，認為沒有給予足夠時間補交提名。《獨媒》過去一周兩度邀約李敏妮訪問，均被拒絕。她今日向《獨媒》稱「事件或許會進入法律程序」，並稱「會採取一切適當的行動」。 陳朗昇向《獨媒》表示，如李敏妮認為記協處事不公或有所投訴，可向獨立委任的選舉委員會投訴，委員會的成員完全獨立於執委會，會公正處理任何涉及記協選舉的投訴。