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Beijing’s National Security Law for Hong Kong Poses Threat to City’s Press Freedoms: Rights Groups

Beijing’s National Security Law for Hong Kong Poses Threat to City’s Press Freedoms: Rights Groups
Pro-democracy protesters hold up their mobile phones as they sing during a rally in the Causeway Bay district of Hong Kong on June 12, 2020. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
journalist
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The future of Hong Kong’s press freedoms is under close scrutiny as Beijing will soon impose a national security law on the Chinese-ruled city.

In a statement on June 19, Paris-based NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) addressed the risks that journalists reporting in Hong Kong would face once the law is implemented. A day before, local trade group Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) said there was overwhelming opposition to the law among its members.

Frank Fang
Frank Fang
journalist
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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