Hong Kong’s RTHK Blacklists Pro-Democracy Musicians (Reports)
variety.comVivienne Chow Ten Canto-pop singers and groups, including politically vocal celebrities Denise Ho, Anthony Wong Yiu-ming and his pop duo Tat Ming Pair, have been reportedly banished from Radio Television Hong Kong.The ten act black-list began circulating on the internet on Tuesday.
Radio DJs were said to be ordered by senior management to stop playing any new or old songs by these musicians, including pop rock bands RubberBand, C AllStar and Dear Jane, as well as singers Serrini, Kay Tse, Charmaine Fong and Alfred Hui, according to local media reports.RTHK has not denied the existence of the black-list.
Instead, a spokesman told local media Ming Pao that the broadcaster is supporting the development of Chinese-language pop music locally, and program hosts would select appropriate songs to feature from a professional perspective.
Variety has reached out to RTHK for comment. An RTHK radio DJ told Ming Pao that the black-list was handed down by management at the beginning of this year.
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