In the program, Hong Kong Connection's reporters reconstructed the timeline of the attack through collecting the CCTV footage dated 21 July 2019.

[12] On 3 November 2020, the police arrested freelance journalist Choy Yuk-ling, who filmed a Hong Kong Connection episode about the 2019 Yuen Long attack.

[17] The Foreign Correspondents Club on 22 April strongly criticised the verdict as setting a "dangerous precedent" for "legal action against journalists for engaging in routine reporting".

[19] In May 2021, it was reported that RTHK management had rejected proposed new episodes on the 2019 Yuen Long attack and Hong Kong commemorations of the Tiananmen Square massacre.

[20][21] On 3 May 2021, numerous videos on the RTHK YouTube and Facebook pages, including episodes of Hong Kong Connection, were deleted.

[22] A spokesperson for RTHK stated the measure aligned the policy of its social media platforms with its website, where only programmes from the past 12 months are viewable.