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17-3.07.
PRESS
STATEMENT
FOR THE ATTENTION OF THE EDITOR,
19 MAR 1907
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NATIONAL UNION OF JOURNALISTS (GT. BRITAIN AND REP. OF IRELAND) GENERAL SECRETARY HARRY CONROY HAS OFFERED HIS UNIJN'S SUPPORT TO THE MONG KUNG JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION
IN THEIR FIGHT TO STOP THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PUBLIC
ORDER (AMENDMENT ) BILL WHICH IS AN ATTACK ON MEDIA FREEDOM.
THE BILL WOULD MEAN THAT JOURNALISTS IN HONG KONG COULD
FACE IMPRISONMENT IF THEY WERE FOUND GUILTY OF BEING
RESPONSIBLE FOR PUBLISHING A NE.SITEM WHICH WAS FALSE AND
IN THE AUTHORITIES VIEW COULD LEAD TO PUBLIC DISORDER.
JOURNALISTS FACING SUCH CHANGES WOULU MAVE THE BURDEN OF
PROVING THEIR INNOCENCE UNDER THE TERMS OF THE BILL.
MA CONROY SALU:
* IT IS A GRAVE ATTACK ON PRESS FREEDOM AND IT IS
FRIGHTENING THAT SUCHA LAW COULD DE PASSED IN AN AREA
WHICH IS STILL UNDER UNITED KINGDOM CUNTROL.
**] RECENTLY ATTENDED A CONFERENCE IN HONG KONG AT WHICH
THERE WERE JOURNALIST ORGANISATIONS PRESENT FROM A NUMBER
OF 5. E. ASIAN COUNTRIES, HONG KONG REPRESENTATIVES AT THAT
CONFERENCE WARNED THAT JOURNALISTS MUST BEWARE OF SELF
CENSORSHIP AS 1997 APPROACHES AND HONG KONG IS HANDED BACK TV CHINA,
"THE BILL IS A BLATANT ATTEMPT BY THE AUTHORITIES TO
IMPUSE SELF GEKSUNSHIP ON JOURNALISTS ANDIT MUSTNOT BE
ALLOWED TO BE PUT INTO EFFECT,!+
MR. CUNNOY ADDED:
A DELEGATION FROM HONG KONG IS COMING TO THE UK LATER
THIS MONTH TO MAKE REPRESENTATIONS TO THE GOVERNMENT.
WE WILL GIVE THEM ALL THE SUPPORT WE CAN TO STOP THIS
ATTACH E E E E
THIS ATTACK ON MEDIA FREEDOM,**
FROM NATIONAL UNION OF JOURNALISTS
GENERAL SECRETARY HARRY CUNROY.
LUNDON
殺雞
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