On the press freedom front, a government-commissioned taskforce concluded that Hong Kong needs a new public service broadcaster, but Radio Television Hong Kong, the government-funded broadcasting arm that operates independently, is not fit to be transformed.
Penny Smith, 42, began her career as a reporter and feature writer on the Peterborough Evening Telegraph in 1977 and has since worked for Radio Television Hong Kong, Radio Trent, Central Television, Border Television, Thames News and Sky News.
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 2004 - Consulting practice to present public service broadcaster with recommendations for strategic technical and operational support and services - BBC Technology, provider of products and services to media-driven organizations, today announced a contract to provide consulting services to Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), Hong Kong's public service broadcaster.
Other than calling for universal suffrage, the protesters also raised various demands calling for editorial freedom in government-funded Radio Television Hong Kong, for minimum wage legislation, for releasing Hong Kong-based journalist Ching Cheong who was imprisoned in China for ''selling state secrets'' to Taiwan, and for protection of academic and religious freedom.
supervised the judging of all English-language programming; Alexander Zilo, president and CEO of Orbit Communications in Italy, oversaw the judging of all non-English-language programming from Europe; Lucio Pagliaro, general director of Artear in Argentina, oversaw the judging of all Latin American programming; and May-yee Cheung, director of Broadcasting at Radio Television Hong Kong, supervised the judging of all non-English-language programming from the Pacific Rim.
