Hong Kong judge allows press group to challenge new restrictions on access to vehicle registry
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP - 2024-04-19T00:00:00.000Z

Hong Kong’s leading press group can mount a legal challenge to the Transport Department’s new policy restricting media access to vehicle ownership records, a High Court judge has ruled. Judge Russell Coleman handed down his judgement on Wednesday, approving the application by the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) for a judicial review of the policy. […]

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