Hong Kong media outlet cleared of tax evasion faces ‘unfair’ HK$40,000 costs

A local online media outlet has been cleared of tax evasion after a year-long review, but the process still cost HK$40,000 (US$5,106) in accounting fees, the Hong Kong Journalists Association said on Monday. Describing the case as an “unfair punishment” on media with “zero fault”, the association sa