The Foreign Correspondents' Club Hong Kong

Press Freedom FCC Statements

FCC Mission

The FCC promotes and facilitates journalism of the highest standard, and defends press freedom in Hong Kong and across the region.

We will speak out on behalf of our fellow journalists and correspondents, work to ensure they can operate freely and without interference and strive to provide the best resources and information we can to the community.

The FCC is a private members club that is open to all views.

(Resolved at the Board of Governors Meeting on 16 July 2022)

FCC Policy on Statements

The FCC recognises that public statements in support of press freedom are a core component of its mission, to which it remains strongly committed.

The FCC will continue to issue public statements regarding the defence of press freedom in Hong Kong and across the region.

The responsibility for drafting such statements lies with the Press Freedom Committee; the final say on whether a statement should be published lies with the club’s board of governors.

The board of governors will seek advice from practising lawyers experienced in giving legal advice to international media to help with issuing statements. When such legal advice is sought, it will be shared with the board in writing. Members are welcome to review the full “Press Freedom Statement Publication Process” document at the front desk.

Get in touch

The Press Freedom Committee monitors press freedom issues in Hong Kong and around the region and welcomes input from members. If any member wishes to bring a press freedom issue to the committee’s attention, please email: [email protected].

(Resolved at the Board of Governors Meeting on 24 June 2023)

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FCC Statement on Results of FCC’s Press Freedom Survey 2025

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...

FCC statement on the repeated cancellation of HKJA’s fundraising dinner

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 ...

FCC Statement on journalist Gerald Flynn’s Cambodian border entry denial

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...

FCC statement on the ongoing deterioration of media freedoms in Myanmar

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...

FCC Statement on Journalists and the One-Year Anniversary of the Israel-Hamas War

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...

FCC statement on Cambodian journalist Mech Dara’s arrest

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...

FCC statement on reports of journalist harassment

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...

FCC statement on Stand News verdict

August 29, 2024

Today, two Hong Kong journalists have been convicted of a crime for articles they published. Although sentencing is adjourned until 26 September 2024 and the defendants have been granted court bail until that date, there still remains a risk that Chung Pui-kuen ...

FCC Statement on Bloomberg journalist Haze Fan’s work visa denial

August 22, 2024

The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong is concerned by reports that Bloomberg journalist Haze Fan has been refused a visa to work at the organisation's Hong Kong bureau. Fan, a Chinese national, is a qualified and experienced journalist who has also worked ...

FCC Statement on HKJA chairperson Selina Cheng’s termination by The Wall Street Journal

July 18, 2024

The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong is deeply concerned by the news of Hong Kong Journalists Association chairperson Selina Cheng’s dismissal as an employee of The Wall Street Journal. Ms Cheng said that senior editors at the paper asked her to withdraw ...

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