Western envoys slam erosion of media freedom in Hong Kong


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World / Asia Western envoys slam erosion of media freedom in Hong Kong Consuls general for the US, Canada, UK and Australia warn of the rising risks for journalists 23 November 2020 - 09:39 Iain Marlow Pro-democracy activists take part in a protest on China’s National Day in Hong Kong on Sunday. Picture: REUTERS Hong Kong — A group of Western envoys to Hong Kong has condemned the erosion of media freedoms in the Asian financial hub, a situation they say has been worsened by Beijing’s imposition of a “vaguely defined” national security law. In a jointly written opinion piece...