DBC hosts protest 'politically motivated' closure of radio station
DBC Radio hosts staged a sit-in outside government headquarters on Friday, claiming that the radio station's closure in the wake of a funding row was “politically motivated."
Activists and radio hosts of the cash-strapped Digital Broadcasting Corporation on Friday began a three-day sit-in in front of the government headquarters in Admiralty.
The broadcaster was forced off the air following a row among shareholders, with iconic host Albert Cheng Kin-hon branding the dispute as “politically motivated."
Those speaking on the stage described the station's imminent closure as a result of political suppression.
Lam Yuk-wah, a co-host with Albert Cheng said: “This is not an internal row". He said the station did not have financial difficulties before a promise of additional funds was retracted.
Host Lai Chak-fan said the incident was a reflection of the situation of press freedom in Hong Kong.
He said dissidenting views were being oppressed by commercial means, adding that the majority of mainstream press groups in Hong Kong were controlled by tycoons with close links with Beijing.
