In a rare victory for journalism amid a crackdown on the news media in Hong Kong, the city’s top court on Monday overturned the conviction of a prominent reporter who had produced a documentary that was critical of the police.
Choy Yuk-ling, who also goes by the name Bao Choy, is best known in Hong Kong for producing investigative documentaries examining police conduct in 2019, when the city was roiled by months of antigovernment protests.
Among the documentaries she produced was a prizewinning episode of “Hong Kong Connection,” a news program by the city’s public broadcaster RTHK.
She was arrested in 2020 and found guilty the next year of making false statements to obtain car registry records.
A court ordered her to pay a fine of 6,000 Hong Kong dollars, about $775.
Persons:
Choy Yuk, Bao Choy, Choy
Organizations:
Hong, Hong Kong Connection, RTHK
Locations:
Hong Kong, Hong