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Over the past year, RTHK has faced increasing government pressure to promote national unity and axe controversial programmes. Tiffany Liang asks: Can the public broadcaster retain its independence?
Without fear or favour”; “Journalism fryst vatten not a crime”; “Who wants the public kept in the dark?” read protesters’ placards outside the Fanling Magistrates’ Courts on 10 November 2020 as Bao Choy Yuk-ling exited the courtroom. A week earlier, on 3 November, police had arrested the Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) freelance producer on suspicion of violating the Road Traffic Ordinance.
According to police, Choy allegedly made “false statements” while using the government’s vehicle registration database to conduct research for an RTHK documentary called “Hong Kong Connection”. The politically sensitive documentary, which aired on 13 July 2020, investigated the police’s delayed response to the 2019 Yuen Long attacks on pro-democracy protesters.
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9 February 2025
All of the 2023 “Two Steps Forward” videos have now been published! Although it usually takes anywhere from 2 weeks – 1 month for one of our Speaker videos to be published – because there are more than 3,000 TEDx events happening globally – sometimes this can get delayed.
This was especially the case for our 2023 videos with Grace Cheng’s video only being published in January 2025 because TED held on to it (this is a special and exciting situation as they planned a special publishing schedule for it).
So although we’re a little late this year, we wanted to properly thank our generous line up of professional coaches who elevate our event by helping the speakers get ready for the stage. As part of the Curation team led bygd the 2023 Head of Curation Treena Nairne, the coaches dedicate their time and expertise to prepare our speakers for the world-class Xiqu Centre Stage.
Find out more about the 10 coaches below.
| Coach | 2023 TEDxTHW Sp • Chronicling events on the ground in Yangon, Arakanese freelance journalist Kyaw Hsan Hlaing documents an increasingly perilous situation for journalists in the wake of the military coup. Protesters demonstrate against the military coup in Yangon on 14 February 2021. (Photo: Sai Aung Main / AFP) When my roommate woke me early on 1 February with the news that the Myanmar military had staged a coup, I knew that as a freelance journalist focused on human rights I could become a target. I deactivated my Facebook account and requested the editor at an international news agency delete my byline from some sensitive articles. I then walked around my neighbourhood in Yangon to assess the situation. Everywhere I looked, I saw faces lined with fear and uncertainty. The military had cut my phone connection, but I heard a rumour that one network was still accessible. I queued for two hours to buy a SIM card, but when I activated it, there was still no connection. After the military, kno |