Hong Kong, in a rare move, rejects a visa renewal for Financial Times journalist
中国香港很罕见地拒绝为一名英国《金融时报》的记者办理延期签证
HONG KONG — Hong Kong authorities have denied a visa extension for a Financial Times journalist who hosted a controversial talk in August with a pro-independence activist, heightening concerns about the territory’s status as a free speech bastion and encroaching Chinese government influence.
中国香港拒绝为一名英国《金融时报》的记者办理延期签证。《金融时报》发表声明说：“这是我们第一次在中国香港遇到这种事。”
照片右边的这位就是被拒签的《金融时报》记者
The Financial Times said Friday that Hong Kong authorities rejected a work visa renewal application for Victor Mallet, its Asia news editor. The newspaper said it has not been given a reason for Mallet’s rejection, but the news comes weeks after Mallet defied requests from the Hong Kong and central Chinese governments to cancel a talk at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club with Andy Chan, an activist who called for Hong Kong to declare independence from mainland China.
“This is the first time we have encountered this situation in Hong Kong,” the Financial Times said in a statement. A spokeswoman declined to say when Mallet, a veteran foreign correspondent and editor who has worked more than a decade on and off in Hong Kong, would have to leave.
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