The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong

Official Twitter account of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong: an organisation & meeting place for the city's media, business and diplomatic community

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Our Press Freedom Committee monitors press freedom issues in #HongKong and around the region. To bring a press freedom issue to our attention, email [email protected]

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You can find the full catalogue of The Correspondent on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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The FCC’s Annual Press Freedom Survey: https://t.co/2j0v8eOHAB

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Diana Wu David on Career Resilience: https://t.co/t9DNP5gVS4

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The Correspondent podcast is back with three new episodes! Click on the links below to listen to what’s been happening lately at the Club:

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Going dark for press freedom.

From 6am to 6pm today, the Maldives Independent is suspending publication. Our website and social channels will fall silent in solidarity with Adhadhu and with other newsrooms joining this blackout.

For the first time in our democratic era, journalists are in prison in the Maldives. Mohamed Shahzan and Leevan Ali Nasir were sentenced in secret contempt hearings. They were given two hours to find counsel and denied a meaningful defence. Their editors face qazf prosecution. Their newsroom has been raided and laptops seized. Their reporters are barred indefinitely from presidential press conferences.

This is what the criminalisation of journalism looks like. A free press is not a courtesy granted by the state. It is a constitutional right and the foundation of every other accountability mechanism we have. When journalists can be jailed for asking questions, no citizen is safe from arbitrary power.

We stand with Adhadhu. We stand with Shahzan and Leevan. We will resume reporting at 6pm.

#PressFreedom #FreeLeevan #FreeShahzan #މިނިވަންނޫސްވެރިކަން

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The latest edition of The Correspondent magazine is here!

This issue highlights the results from the FCC's annual Press Freedom Survey, as well as the Club's recent membership in the Hong Kong Built Heritage Alliance, the upcoming Journalism Conference & the May "Hong Kong, My Home" student Wall Exhibition.

Pick up a copy at the Club or read online via Issuu: https://t.co/fAwjLyEfzo

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Want to hear even more from Zichen after the Journalism Conference? Join the FCC on May 18 (the following Monday after the Conference) for an exclusive Club Lunch with Zichen, moderated by Correspondent Board Governor @jingyanghk.

May 18 Club Lunch: https://t.co/TRZfH7mzpr

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As Donald Trump’s upcoming China visit draws global attention, what’s happening behind the scenes in Beijing?

@ZichenWanghere, author of the Substack newsletter @pekingnology & former Xinhua correspondent is a guest speaker at our Journalism Conference this Saturday.

On this latest edition of The Correspondent podcast, he speaks in-depth about the breakdown in US-China relations, trade war risks, AI cooperation & China’s geopolitical strategy—from rare earth dominance to the Strait of Hormuz & Middle East tensions.

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Listen now: https://t.co/yuvRwcjCJ9

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There's still time to sign up! Register now via the following Google Form: https://t.co/L4M8XzEXZb

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The FCC’s Journalism Conference is just over a week away! Here’s a closer look at who’s speaking on each panel/workshop, as well as our exclusive keynote speakers & fireside chats.

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📅 Date: 16 May 2026 (Saturday)
⏰ Time: 8:30am - 7:00pm
📍 Location: North Block, 2 Lower Albert Road, Central, Hong Kong
💲 Nominal Fee: $100 for FCC Correspondent/Journalist Members & University Journalism Students, $180 for Non-Member Correspondents/Journalists

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Read the FCC's Statement on World Press Freedom Day 2026 (Sunday, May 3, 2026):

"Independent journalism is essential to truth, accountability, and informed public life, and it must be protected wherever it is under pressure. Journalism is not a crime."

Full statement: https://t.co/wyNEHg0iAL

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📅 Date: 16 May 2026 (Saturday)
⏰Time: 8:30am - 7:00pm
📍Location: North Block, 2 Lower Albert Road, Central, Hong Kong
💲Nominal Fee: $100 for FCC Correspondent/Journalist Members & University Journalism Students, $180 for Non-Member Correspondents/Journalists

Stay tuned for more details!

If you wish to attend, please fill out this Google Form: https://t.co/rOATmTYG1l

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Excited for the FCC’s upcoming Journalism Conference? Here’s a preview of some (but not all!) of the speakers that’ll be featured on the various panels & workshops throughout the day, as well as the full Conference schedule.

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If you wish to attend, please fill out this Google Form: https://t.co/A8zBe6elxu

For questions or inquiries, please email [email protected]

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Registration for the FCC’s annual Journalism Conference is now open!

The Journalism Conference is open to the Club's Correspondent & Journalist Members, as well as correspondents, journalists, journalism educators & journalism students in #HongKong. This year's theme: "Cutting Through the Noise"

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📅 Date: 16 May 2026 (Saturday)
⏰ Time: 9:00am - 7:00pm
📍 Location: North Block, 2 Lower Albert Road, Central, Hong Kong
💲 Nominal Fee: $100 for FCC Correspondent/Journalist Members & University Journalism Students, $180 for Non-Member Correspondents/Journalists