Like elsewhere, fake reports online can sometimes be an issue in Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, media freedom organizations said they were worried that such a law would be used to target critical coverage, putting further pressure on the city’s embattled news outlets. “There is no doubt it is the worst of times,” said Chris Yeung, the chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association. Hong Kong’s chief of police, Chris Tang, has warned that the police would investigate news outlets deemed to be endangering national security. He singled out Apple Daily, a pro-democracy news outlet, for criticism, accusing it of “inciting hatred” in its coverage of schoolchildren attending a national security event hosted by the police in April.

Source: New York Times May 06, 2021 13:07 UTC