The city's media is taking to self-censorship in preparation for China's anti-subversion law. FMTNews HongKong
June 24, 2020 4:03 PMHONG KONG: Hong Kong satirists, cartoonists and journalists say self-censorship has already begun blunting critical voices as fears crescendo over China’s plan to impose a sweeping anti-subversion law on the restless city.
The programme came to a close after a rebuke from regulators over a recent episode lampooning the police that prompted public broadcaster RTHK to end its 31-year run, pending a review of all future satirical line-up. A day after the last show of “Headliner” went out, China’s state-run Xinhua news agency published the first detailed report on what Hong Kong’s new national security legislation will look like.
Beijing says the law will leave political freedoms intact and restore order after last year’s huge and often violent pro-democracy protests. Ridicule of the powerful is ingrained in Hong Kong’s culture, aided by Cantonese, a language often riotously colourful in its insults. Last month the government formed a taskforce to review the broadcaster’s management and editorial output after pro-Beijing figures accused it of being too sympathetic to pro-democracy protests.
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