Journalists from leading international media organizations, including Reuters and CNN, have been barred from covering official ceremonies during Chinese leader Xi Jinping's visit to Hong Kong later this week.
Xi will be in Hong Kong to mark the 25th anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China, and it will be his first trip outside the mainland since the pandemic started. According to the Hong Kong Journalist Association , at least 10 journalists working for local and international organizations had their applications to cover the events rejected for"security reasons.
"Journalists who had their applications denied would not be able to cover the national flag raising ceremony and the swearing in of Lee, the city's new leader and former security chief. The government's Information Services Department issued invitations to news organizations on June 16, allowing only one journalist per outlet to cover each event.
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