Journalist Group Criticizes Hong Kong’s Tax Investigation Into Media Outlets

Hong Kong’s independent media sector is being penalised with unreasonable backdated tax demands

The Committee to Protect Journalists called the practice ‘a weaponization of financial and tax measures against the press’Originally published on Global VoicesHead of the Hong Kong Journalists Association Selina Cheng meets the press on May 21, 2025. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Used with permission. Hong Kong’s independent media sector has been penalised by the city’s Inland Revenue Department (IRD) with tax audits and backdated tax reviews, according…

Journalist Group Criticizes Hong Kong’s Tax Investigation Into Media Outlets

The Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) said that the association and many Hong Kong media groups, journalists, and their relatives have recently been investigated by the Hong Kong government for taxes paid many years ago. At least eight organizations and 20 individuals were affected. On May 21, the chairperson of HKJA, Selina Cheng Ka-yu, held a press conference, criticizing the Hong Kong government for accusing journalists of owing taxes…