Macau Asia Satellite Television
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Macau Asia Satellite Television or MASTV is a television station located in Macau
. It is known for its critical news coverage.
trained journalists to enhance its news coverage and analysis.
office for illegal workers. In that case, a suspected illegal worker was found, but the court found no evidence of illegal employment.
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arcade. In February 2010 eight journalists were summoned for questioning.
On 18 March 2010 seven labour officers and six police officers raided the station. The government was searching for illegal workers from mainland China
and raided the station. According to an editor, Jackie Xie Qian, the raid took place at 6:30 pm right before the news broadcast. The journalists were questioned. He thought their critical coverage had offended the government and other powerful figures from the casino. But the government said the raid has nothing to do with the coverage. There were no illegal immigrants found.
Political columnists Anthony Wong dong said the raids targeted the station specifically. No other station has been searched in the past 10 years. The journalists from the station have reported many incidents of social injustice, including those related to labour issues.
Macau
Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...
. It is known for its critical news coverage.
History
The station was commenced and made its first broadcast in 1 June 2001. In 2004 the station hired TaiwanTaiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
trained journalists to enhance its news coverage and analysis.
2006 raid
In March 2006 the police raided the Macau PeninsulaMacau Peninsula
Macau Peninsula is the oldest and most populous part of Macau. It has an area of 8.5 km² and is geographically connected to Guandong province, at the northeast, through an isthmus 200-metre wide. The peninsula, together with the city centre of Zhuhai, sits on an island separated from the...
office for illegal workers. In that case, a suspected illegal worker was found, but the court found no evidence of illegal employment.
2009 raid
In February 2009 labour officers raided the satellite transmission station in ColoaneColoane
Coloane is one of the two main islands of the Macau Special Administrative Region, located directly south of Macau's other main island, Taipa , and east of Hengqin Island of Zhuhai in Guangdong province....
.
2010 raid
At the end of the year in November 2009, one of the news show criticised the government for allowing an old hotel building to be redeveloped into a slot machineSlot machine
A slot machine , informally fruit machine , the slots , poker machine or "pokies" or simply slot is a casino gambling machine with three or more reels which spin when a button is pushed...
arcade. In February 2010 eight journalists were summoned for questioning.
On 18 March 2010 seven labour officers and six police officers raided the station. The government was searching for illegal workers from mainland China
Mainland China
Mainland China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term that refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China . According to the Taipei-based Mainland Affairs Council, the term excludes the PRC Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and...
and raided the station. According to an editor, Jackie Xie Qian, the raid took place at 6:30 pm right before the news broadcast. The journalists were questioned. He thought their critical coverage had offended the government and other powerful figures from the casino. But the government said the raid has nothing to do with the coverage. There were no illegal immigrants found.
Political columnists Anthony Wong dong said the raids targeted the station specifically. No other station has been searched in the past 10 years. The journalists from the station have reported many incidents of social injustice, including those related to labour issues.