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It is not the first time a government official spoke of “tackling fake news.” In July, Secretary for Home Affairs Caspar Tsui said that “ the administration will be exhausting all administrative and legal means to deal with the spread of such rumours .” Photo: Rhoda Kwan/HKFP. Lawmakers also passed a non-binding motion in the Legislative Council that month against the spread of online disinformation. It took aim at content they said incited hatred against the government. Ronson Chan, chairperson of Hong Kong’s largest journalist group, said at the time that such legislation would pose as an additional concern to...
