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AFP Authorities in Hong Kong are researching proposed new legislation banning "fake news," amid an ongoing crackdown on public dissent and peaceful political opposition under a national security law imposed on the city by the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP). "There were five areas [in] which we will need to look at legislation ... it's not just about [a] fake news law, it's [also] about privacy and so on," chief executive Carrie Lam told journalists on Tuesday. "The fake news law needs a lot of research, especially how overseas governments are tackling [this] increasingly w...

Reuters Cambodia's assault on Mother Nature Hong Kong's government broadcaster fired an outspoken journalist and began deleting online programming on World Press Freedom Day on Monday, amid an ongoing crackdown on critical voices in the city. Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), a government department that had enjoyed editorial independence before a draconian national security law banned criticism of the authorities, said it wouldn't renew the short-term contract of Nabela Qoser after her hard-hitting questioning of city officials during the 2019 protest movement....

Hong Kong has fined a journalist for ticking a box. That shows the city’s media freedoms are in jeopardy Last Wednesday, Hong Kong journalist Bao Choy was honored for her investigative work. The following day, she was convicted for it. In essence, Choy was prosecuted for ticking a box: She had used a government registry to trace license plates connected to a mob that had attacked pro-democracy protesters in a subway station in 2019. In the past, journalists had been able to specify “media” on the form to explain why they were searching the database. But in 2019 the form changed, so Choy...

Guilty Verdict for Hong Kong Journalist as Media Faces ‘Frontal Assault’ As China stifles dissent in the city, news outlets have found themselves in the authorities’ cross hairs. Choy Yuk-ling, a producer for Radio Television Hong Kong, was found guilty on Thursday of making false statements to obtain public records for a report that was critical of the police.Credit...Lam Yik Fei for The New York Times April 22, 2021Updated 6:23 a.m. ET HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s police chief warned journalists they could be investigated for reporting “fake news.” A newspaper...

Jimmy Lai has described himself as 'Beijing’s number one enemy' Credit: Chan Long Hei/Bloomberg Hong Kong’s pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has told his staff in a letter from jail that “freedom of speech is a dangerous job” and to “stand tall” just days before he is sentenced in two cases against him. It comes as fellow democracy activist Joshua Wong received a second jail sentence under the territory’s strict new national security law. Mr Lai, the 72-year-old founder of Apply Daily, is in custody after prosecutors appealed successfully against a court decision to grant h...