Hong Kong diaspora say billboards in Australia spreading Beijing's propaganda and 'blatant lies'

Hongkongers in Melbourne and Sydney say billboards that proclaim Hong Kong has entered a "new era" of stability, prosperity and opportunity are "blatant lies" and "very upsetting".Hongkongers in Australia say billboards advertising Hong Kong as stable and prosperous are Beijing propaganda

It came after not-for-profit organisations Australia Hong Kong Link and the Victoria HongKongers Association lodged complaints with Ad Standards, arguing the advertisements vilified parts of the Hong Kong community "on account of ethnicity". "Australia’s advertising self-regulation system is designed to regulate commercial marketing, and advertising of products and services," the spokesperson said.

"To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region , the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, Sydney of the HKSAR has launched an advertising campaign in Sydney and Melbourne in August 2022 with 14 billboards displaying the celebration theme 'A New Era – Stability • Prosperity • Opportunity'," the spokesperson said.The company that owns the billboards, JCDecaux, said it displayed content provided by third parties.

JCDecauxGlobal get rid of this garbage

Check out this first real election without NED interference. This is real democracy, a new era.

Guess they forgot or they never learnt history.

Look at these NED-CIA funding for regime change. Failed color revolutions tend to produce 'diasporas' who run off to seek asylum in countries that sponsor them.

Definitely not all of them! Exaggerating much?

There is no advertising standards in Australia. The government is still advertising that the covid vaccinations protect prior from catching covid, a blatant lie.

lol seems our News Agents have a special unit targeting anything related to China no matter how trivial….🤣

When a communist country doesn't like the idea of free speech...

the world should slowly Forget About China, bring all the factorys back home, they're Different Mob.

Define, 'anti China Comments' please ABC. Asking for democracy.

Not the only lies on billboards... remember Clive's big yellow ones? Sadly Billboards are for the richest spin merchants and need to be systematically ignored. Josh F bought every big board in Kooyong but Mon4Kooyong won w Corflutes on fences

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