HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) - The new national security legislation China is imposing on Hong Kong could be used against journalists operating in Asia's main financial hub, which maintains distinct freedoms from the mainland, a global media watchdog group said.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
HONG KONG - The new national security legislation China is imposing on Hong Kong could be used against journalists operating in Asia's main financial hub, which maintains distinct freedoms from the mainland, a global media watchdog group said.
Hong Kong's government has said the new legislation is aimed only at a small number of criminals and that it won't target law-abiding citizens or harm the unique freedoms guaranteed in the city's mini-constitution, the Basic Law, which specifies residents will enjoy"freedom of speech, of the press and of publication."
Reporters Without Borders - known by its French acronym RSF - had previously said the new laws"will make it easier for the authoritarian Chinese regime to trample on rights, including press freedom, that are supposed to be guaranteed in the former British colony under the 'one country, two systems' principle until 2047."
A month earlier, as part of broader tit-for-tat retaliation between the US and China, Beijing kicked out a group of American correspondents based in the Chinese capital and specified that none of them would be able to take up work in Hong Kong - which is supposed to have a separate immigration system.
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