Inland Revenue Department’s response to the FCC enquiry on tax audits of Hong Kong independent media
May 27, 2025
Following the FCC’s May 23 statement on multiple tax audits of independent media organisations, the club made enquiries to Hong Kong’s Inland Revenue Department (IRD). Below is IRD’s reply in full.
To protect tax revenue, the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has established procedures to re...
May 23, 2025
The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong is concerned by reports of multiple independent media outlets facing simultaneous tax audits and backdated demands from the Inland Revenue Department (IRD).
At a press conference on May 21, the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) said it had...
May 3, 2025
On World Press Freedom Day, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong reaffirms its resolute support of journalists and unwavering commitment to defend press freedom, both in Hong Kong and around the world.
Today, we recognise and celebrate the vital role of the global news media in comb...
April 22, 2025
An anonymous survey of the FCC’s Correspondent and Journalist members reflects the damaged sentiment that many working journalists in Hong Kong are facing.
The results of the survey, the third that the FCC has conducted in the last four years, raise concerns about the working environment t...
February 22, 2025
The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong is concerned by the repeated cancellations of the Hong Kong Journalists Association’s (HKJA) annual fundraising gala by the host venues, and their implications for press freedom in the city.
HKJA is a non-profit organisation that advocates press ...
February 7, 2025
The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong is urging Cambodian authorities to reverse their decision to deny re-entry to British journalist Gerald Flynn and to immediately facilitate his return to Cambodia so that he can continue to do his important work.
Flynn, an investigative and envi...
February 5, 2025
Four years after the military seized power and ousted the democratically elected government in Myanmar, The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong continues to be alarmed and deeply concerned at the deteriorating conditions for journalists and media workers there.
Since February 2021, the...
October 7, 2024
As the world marks the one-year anniversary of the Israel-Hamas war, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong remembers the scores of journalists killed or injured in the ongoing conflict. The FCC calls on all parties to protect the journalists who are covering th...
October 3, 2024
The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong is calling for the release of Mech Dara, a Cambodian investigative reporter who was arrested this week in an apparent attempt to silence one of the country’s leading journalists. Dara was arrested by military police on...
September 14, 2024
The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong is extremely concerned by reports that journalists in Hong Kong have been harassed and threatened online and offline because of their work. The Hong Kong Journalists Association has reported that journalists, along wit...
