A fringe pro-independence party and a historic journalists’ club have been thrust into the forefront of the intensifying battle over free speech and the rule of law in Hong Kong, a semi-autonomous Chinese territory that has long prided itself on its civic freedoms.
The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Hong Kong on Tuesday hosted a talk by Andy Chan, the founder of the Hong Kong National party, defying pressure from Chinese officials to cancel the event, which one likened to hosting a Nazi, terrorist or criminal.
Dozens of protesters lined up outside the club’s premises in central Hong Kong, chanting slogans such as “Kick the FCC out of the building”, “Get them out of the city” and “Catch the demons and eradicate them”.
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