HKJA concerned over alleged self-censorship by NowTV, affecting press freedom
記協關注NowTV 疑自我審查 影響新聞自由
According to media reports, NowTV news chief Chan Tit-piu allegedly ordered the removal of a clip of Legislative Council education sector lawmaker Ip Kin-yuen questioning whether one of the recommended candidates for a vice-president position at the University of Hong Kong had a party-member background, on the grounds that he "personally considered it unsuitable." As such removals are rare, concerns have been raised that the report was self-censored because it touched on the alleged party-member identity. The Hong Kong Journalists Association expressed concern over the incident and urged Mr Chan Tit-piu to provide staff and the public with a further detailed explanation of how the matter was handled, in order to dispel concerns.
據媒體報道，NowTV 新聞主管陳鐵彪疑以「個人認為不適合」為由，下令把立法會教育界議員葉建源就香港大學其中一名副校長受推薦人是否有黨員背景的質詢片段下架。由於下架做法罕見，令人擔心報道因觸及被指黨員身份而作自我審查，記協對事件表示關注，促請陳鐵彪先生進一步向員工及公眾詳細解釋今次的處理手法，以釋疑慮。