The point is that I think censorship is the reason that so many journalists chose to leave their careers and Hong Kong. If there were a red line that we know, then we could at least know where the red line is and then maybe we'll self-censor ourselves, but the problem is that we don't know where the red line is. For example, the authorities are charging media outlets for seditious comments, but, actually, that was a law that was in effect before 1997. It was the law for people who become seditious against the Queen. The problem is that if they cannot find the right law, they will find one that suits them, no matter if it is historical or what.
I've been a journalist since 2015, just right after the social movement that started in 2014, and in my experience the relationship between the authorities and journalists is quickly deteriorating. They don't talk anymore. We always argue that they make a request that—I'm sorry, when I'm nervous my English gets real bad—is unreasonable. We have to stand 100 metres from the scene so we cannot film what's happening.
I think it's going to get worse. Actually, I should not be one who appears in front of you today. The thing is the men and women who are still fighting to save what's left in Hong Kong they cannot speak for themselves without bearing the risk of breaching so-called national security. That is the reason why, as a former journalist, I'm speaking in front of you.