An exterior view of the Foreign Correspondents' Club (FCC) at the financial Central district in Hong Kong, China August 6, 2018. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's Foreign Correspondents' Club resisted pressure from Chinese officials to cancel an event with an independence activist, provoking rebuke from the pro-Beijing establishment as it seeks to curb talks about independence in the city.
The club invited activist Andy Chan to speak at a luncheon next Tuesday, which drew strong criticism from China's Foreign Ministry in the former British colony as well as current and former leaders.
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