4 Sept 2024
RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG PROGRAMME STAFF UNION AND ANOTHER v. COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY
- Citation
- [2024] HKCA 845
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV584/2021
The Court of Appeal held that the Episode was properly classified as a PVP (satire falls within para 17); however the Authority’s adverse findings were flawed in key respects: the Authority misapplied para 1A by failing to identify and properly assess the factual content requiring pre‑broadcast verification and by relying improperly on post‑broadcast materials (findings of breach in respect of Remarks A and B were quashed as unsupportable), and the Authority failed to take into account relevant factors (invitations to the Police) when finding a breach of para 17(d) (that finding was quashed);…