Hong Kong journalist granted bail, trip for fellowship

Published September 22, 2022 5:14 AM

By ZEN SOO and ALICE FUNG
Associated Press

HONG KONG (AP) — The head of Hong Kong’s largest journalist group has been granted bail. Ronson Chan has also been allowed to leave the city Thursday for an overseas fellowship. He was arrested Sept. 7 while reporting on a homeowners’ meeting with a colleague. Chan, who chairs the Hong Kong Journalists Association, pleaded not guilty to two counts of obstructing the police. A conviction could mean up to two years in jail. He was allowed to post bail and leave Hong Kong for a fellowship program at the University of Oxford later this month.

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