Fury in Hong Kong over Chinese TV subtitles row

A woman is seen in front of a television screen displaying a broadcast of local channel TVB at a restaurant in Hong Kong on February 25, 2016. A Hong Kong TV station has been flooded with complaints after they subtitled a programme in a Chinese script associated with the mainland, reflecting deep-seated fears that Beijing is eroding the city's identity. Hong Kong uses a different version of Chinese script and is fiercely defensive over both its written and spoken language. AFP PHOTO / Philippe Lopez

HONG KONG: A Hong Kong TV station has been flooded with complaints after they subtitled a programme in a Chinese script associated with the mainland, reflecting deep-seated fears that Beijing is eroding the city’s identity.

Hong Kong uses a different version of Chinese script and is fiercely defensive over both its written and spoken language.