Hong Kong, in a rare move, rejects a visa renewal for Financial Times journalist
中國香港很罕見地拒絕為一名英國《金融時報》的記者辦理延期簽證
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.
中國香港拒絕為一名英國《金融時報》的記者辦理延期簽證。《金融時報》發表聲明說：“這是我們第一次在中國香港遇到這種事。”
照片右邊的這位就是被拒籤的《金融時報》記者
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.