Hong Kong denies visa to Economist journalist in latest media blow | Hong Kong | The Guardian

Hong Kong has refused to renew the visa of an Australian correspondent from the Economist, the newspaper's chief editor said, amid a crackdown on free speech and dissent in the city. Sue-lin Wong is one of several foreign journalists working in Hong Kong to be forced out in recent years. Press freedoms in the once-outspoken city have been reined in as China remoulds Hong Kong, following huge democracy protests in 2019 and Beijing's imposition of a strict national security law last year. Wong, who is not currently in Hong Kong, was refused permission to return to work in the city,…