Hong Kong security law sends jitters through city\'s feisty press
Hong Kong security law sends jitters through city's feisty press
Tuesday, 21 July 2020 () Hong Kong (AFP) July 19, 2020
Hong Kong's status as a bastion of press freedom is in crisis as authorities toughen their line against international media and fears grow about local self-censorship under the city's sweeping new security law. For decades the former British colony has been a shining light for journalists in Asia, lying on the fringes of an authoritarian China where the ruling Communist Party keeps a tight g