The case has sparked concerns about the city’s declining press freedom.
The chairman of Hong Kong’s leading journalist group has been found guilty of obstructing a police officer.
Magistrate Leung Ka-kie on Monday ruled that Mr Chan had deliberately obstructed the officer from carrying out her duty and failed to take out his identity card in a timely manner.Mr Chan will be sentenced later on Monday and could face two years in prison. Two former top editors at Stand News, where Mr Chan used to work, were tried for sedition. A verdict is scheduled for November.
Hong Kong, once seen as a bastion of media freedom in Asia, ranked 140th out of 180 countries and territories in Reporters Without Borders’ latest World Press Freedom Index.
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