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Pro-Beijing loyalists warn HK journalists not to ‘cross the limits’ of press freedom
9 hours ago
Hong Kong journalists can only carry out their duties within the limits of the national security law, Beijing loyalists in the city said a day after multiple executives and journalists were arrested during a raid on Apple Daily headquarters.
About 500 officers searched the Tseung Kwan O offices of the tabloid newspaper on Thursday, arresting three business executives and two senior journalists on suspicion of violating the national security law.
Journalists were forced out of the premises during the raid, with officials describing it as a “crime scene”. But the operation sparked outcry in the international community, with critics seeing this as another crackdown on the city’s freedom of the press.
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A large number of items were confiscated during the police raid on Thursday, including computers and journalistic materials. Poon Pak-lam, of the Next Media Trade Union, feared that the arrests have sent a chilling effect across the media and may deter people from exposing wrongdoings as journalistic work is under attack.
“I never thought it’d become so difficult to be a journalist and print a newspaper now. Being a reporter has never been like this,” he said...
Pro-Beijing loyalists warn HK journalists not to ‘cross the limits’ of press freedom
9 hours ago
Hong Kong journalists can only carry out their duties within the limits of the national security law, Beijing loyalists in the city said a day after multiple executives and journalists were arrested during a raid on Apple Daily headquarters.
About 500 officers searched the Tseung Kwan O offices of the tabloid newspaper on Thursday, arresting three business executives and two senior journalists on suspicion of violating the national security law.
Journalists were forced out of the premises during the raid, with officials describing it as a “crime scene”. But the operation sparked outcry in the international community, with critics seeing this as another crackdown on the city’s freedom of the press.
...
A large number of items were confiscated during the police raid on Thursday, including computers and journalistic materials. Poon Pak-lam, of the Next Media Trade Union, feared that the arrests have sent a chilling effect across the media and may deter people from exposing wrongdoings as journalistic work is under attack.
“I never thought it’d become so difficult to be a journalist and print a newspaper now. Being a reporter has never been like this,” he said...
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