Hong Kong’s new arrangement for journalists wishing to access the government’s vehicle registry is inconsistent with the city’s constitutional guarantees of press freedom, a lawmaker has said. Pro-establishment lawmaker Doreen Kong told an RTHK programme on Monday that press freedom was guaranteed by Article 27 of the Basic Law, the city’s mini-constitution. But a new requirement that reporters must obtain permission from the transport chief to access the vehicle registry could impact journalism in the city, she added. “[Press freedom] is a basic right. Why does it have to be approved by someb…
