Ronson Chan

Chan in 2023

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Chan. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Ronson Chan and the Chinese-style name is Chan Ron-sing.

Ronson Chan Ron-sing (Chinese: 陳朗昇; born 1982) is a Hong Kong journalist and the chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association. Previously working for Apple Daily and Stand News, he became a delivery driver after both these outlets were closed due to the enactment of the Hong Kong national security law. His home was also raided shortly before Stand News closed down.[1] In September 2022, Chan was charged with obstructing police, days before he was set to take up a fellowship at the Reuters Institute at Oxford University. The arrest was widely felt to be part of an attack on Hong Kong's freedom of the press.[2][3][4][5]

Chan was released on bail on 23 September after pleading not guilty to obstructing police officers, and was allowed to travel to the UK to take up his fellowship at Oxford.[6]

References

1. "Raid on Journalist's Home Adds to 'Nightmare' for Hong Kong Media". VOA. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
2. "Hong Kong journalist charged days before leaving for Oxford fellowship". the Guardian. 20 September 2022.
3. "Ronson Chan: the former Hong Kong editor who is now a delivery driver". the Guardian. 24 February 2022.
4. "Head of Hong Kong Journalists Association Arrested, Released on Bail". VOA.
5. "香港記者工會主席陳朗升今遭警方逮捕 罪名或是擾亂社會治安". RFI - 法國國際廣播電台. 7 September 2022.
6. Mok, Lea (22 September 2022). "Head of Hong Kong journalist group Ronson Chan granted bail with no travel restrictions ahead of 6-month UK stint". Hong Kong Free Press.