800 Journalists Pledge to Defy Hong Kong Law
More than 800 journalists in Hong Kong have signed a declaration pledging not to reveal confidential sources if they are charged under a controversial new press law.
the declaration, which appeared in Hong Kong newspapers Monday, said the journalists strongly opposed the legislature’s passage this month of a law making publication of false news a crime.
“We will continue to do our duty and report truth. We will not reveal the source of information if we are charged in court,” he declaration said.
The new law, which is part of a broader public ordinance, makes publishing false news hat could disturb public order in the British colony an offense punishable by a $12,800 fine and two years in jail.
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