Radio Free Asia Cantonese Bids Farewell to Readers
自由亞洲粵語告別讀者
Dear viewers, listeners and readers: All gatherings and partings have their time, and today we must finally formally say goodbye. The journey of Radio Free Asia’s Cantonese service comes to an end here. For 27 years, we have remained at our posts, bringing the most truthful and timely news and in-depth reporting to Hong Kong and Chinese communities around the world. Through changing circumstances, we have always believed that the door to freedom of speech must be open to everyone who seeks the truth. Following the US government’s termination of funding, the Radio Free Asia team will be further reduced. From tomorrow (that is, the 28th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover), the Cantonese service will stop updating its news content. The news remaining online will also become part of history and will be preserved for the long term. Radio Free Asia was formally established in 1996. Two years later, in 1998, following Hong Kong’s handover, it established its Cantonese service, initially targeting audiences in southern China and Cantonese-speaking communities around the world. In 2019, as Hong Kong’s press freedom faced unprecedented challenges, the Cantonese service allocated more resources to serve Hong Kong people. In 2024, Radio Free Asia withdrew from Hong Kong but continued to devote resources to reporting on the reality of Hong Kong.
各位親愛的觀眾、聽眾、讀者： 聚散有時，今天終於要正式向大家道別，自由亞洲電台粵語組的旅程，到這裡劃上句號。27年來，我們一直堅守崗位，為香港、為全球華人社群，帶來最真實、最即時的新聞和深度報道。無論風雨變幻，我們始終相信，言論自由的大門必須為每一位追求真相的人打開。 隨著美國政府終止資助，自由亞洲團隊將進一步縮減，而粵語組明天（即係香港主權移交28周年）起，將停止更新新聞內容，在網上剩下的新聞，亦會變成歷史，將會長期保存。 自由亞洲電台在1996正式成立，兩年後，也就是香港主權移交後的1998年建立粵語組， 最初受眾目標是華南和全球粵語社群。到了2019年，隨著香港新聞自由面臨空前挑戰，粵語組撥出更多資源服務香港人。2024年自由亞洲電台撤離香港，但仍然投入資源報道香港的實況。