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Cho Man Kit v Broadcasting Authority
''Cho Man Kit v Broadcasting Authority'' () was a controversial Hong Kong High Court case involving a homosexual discriminatory admonition, criticising a TV documentary, issued by the Broadcasting Authority. Controversies related to free speech and equality were raised in the case.
==Background==
In July 2006, RTHK broadcast a documentary programme during the so-called Family Viewing Hours, ''Gay Lovers'', which captured the lives of local homosexuals and their difficulties, thoughts, and feelings through interviewing a lesbian couple and a gay man, Mr Cho, who was the applicant of the case. In the programme, the participants raised the issue that they hoped someday in the future that Hong Kong Government would recognise their relationships through allowing same-sex marriage or civil union. The Broadcasting Authority then received complaints about the programme. In January 2007, after its Complaints Committee’s investigation, the Broadcasting Authority handed down and published an admonition criticising that the programme produced by RTHK had not been able to fulfil the Codes of Practice issued by the Authority. In particular, the Broadcasting Authority believed that the programme was biased in a way of advocating homosexuality and same-sex marriage and also should not have shown during the so-called Family Viewing Hours (4pm to 8:30 pm) when the programme involved sensitive issues.
Later, different local organisations, including Hong Kong Journalists Association, expressed great concern of the impact of the ruling on future editorial deliberations. The Information, Technology and Broadcasting Panel of the Legislative Council also passed a motion hoping that the Broadcasting Authority could revisit the admonition because the ruling created discrimination based on sexual orientation. However, on 23 March 2007, the Broadcasting Authority stated that the ruling was ‘functus’ and thus unable to revisit it. The applicant of the case then applied for judicial review. Judge Hartmann of the High Court heard the oral argument from the parties in February 2008. Three months later, the Court issued certiorari and struck down the admonition because of its discriminatory nature and the resulted unjustified interference on freedom of speech.
On 4 July 2008, the Broadcasting Authority announced that it would not appeal.〔http://space.qoos.com/?action-viewnews-itemid-235044〕
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