Bloomberg journalist Rebecca Choong Wilkins has been denied a work visa renewal by the Hong Kong Immigration Department, with no reason given.
Tom Grundy of the Hong Kong Free Press writes, “The Foreign Correspondents’ Club said Wilkins was not given a reason for the visa denial, but had worked for the financial news outlet for six years. She most recently served as a senior reporter on the Asia government and economy team.
“‘Regrettably, this decision and the lack of explanation reinforces widespread concerns about the erosion of press freedom in Hong Kong, which is protected under the Basic Law and the Bill of Rights,’ the club said in a Friday statement. ‘We support any application for this decision to be urgently reviewed and call for future applications for employment visas and visa extensions for international journalists to be handled in a timely and transparent manner.’
“It urged the government to show greater transparency and said it had sought clarification from the authorities.”
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