Hong Kong journalist granted bail and allowed to leave for overseas fellowship

Senior editor of Stand News, Ronson Chan, centre, is arrested by police officers in Hong Kong (AP)

The head of Hong Kong’s largest journalist group has been granted bail and allowed to leave the city for an overseas fellowship two weeks after being arrested for allegedly obstructing police officers while reporting.

Ronson Chan, who chairs the Hong Kong Journalists Association, pleaded not guilty to two counts of obstructing the police.