Hong Kong leader flags 'fake news' laws as worries over media freedom grow

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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said the government was working on 'fake news' legislation to tackle 'misinformation, hatred and lies.

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks at a ceremony marking the National Security Education Day in Hong KongHONG KONG - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday the government was working on "fake news" legislation to tackle "misinformation, hatred and lies," as worries grow over media freedoms in the global financial hub.

A major overhaul of public broadcaster RTHK, led by a newly appointed bureaucrat with no media experience, is widely seen as a signal that government red lines will soon encircle journalism as they have other sectors, such as education. "The fake news law needs a lot of research, especially how overseas governments are tackling this increasingly worrying trend of spreading inaccurate information, misinformation, hatred and lies on the social media," she said.

Her comments come a day after RTHK reported the broadcaster would not renew the contract of its journalist Nabela Qoser, known for her tough questioning of Lam and other officials during mass 2019 anti-government protests.

 

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