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HONG KONG, China – Media outlets in Hong Kong must not “subvert” the government, the city’s leader said Tuesday, rejecting US criticism of recent action against a pro-democracy newspaper under a powerful new security law. Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks during her weekly press conference at the government headquarters in Hong Kong on June 22, 2021. Peter PARKS / AFP Hong Kong has long hosted a vibrant international and local media scene but press freedoms have slipped dramatically in recent years. Last week, authorities froze the assets of the city’s largest pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, using the national...
