The Communications Authority has ordered Asia Television to remove executive director James Shing Pan-yu from his post for allowing "investor" Wong Ching to interfere in the station's day-to-day operation and fined the station HK$1 million.
The authority said that it found Wong, also known as Wang Zheng, who is neither a shareholder nor a director, had actual control over ATV's operations. This was in violation of the station's licensing terms.
It also found strong evidence suggesting Shing misled the authority by providing "corrected" versions of minutes of weekly management meetings, in the hope of downplaying Wong's role in ATV's management.
"God bless Hong Kong. God bless ATV."
South China Morning Post, Hong Kong,Saturday, 24 August, 2013, 5:00am.