Criticism of gov’t under new security law allowed ‘no matter how sharp or severe,’ Hong Kong justice sec. says
Hong Kong’s new, homegrown security law does not undermine press freedom, the city’s justice secretary has stated, amid concern that legislation against external interference and theft of state secrets may affect reporting. In an opinion piece published in Ming Pao on Monday, Secretary for Justice Paul Lam said Article 23 would not have any “unreasonable restrictions” on the work of the media. Criticism against the government was allowed “no matter how sharp or severe,” he added. “As long as the media industry adheres to the professional principles of truth-seeking, fairness, objectivity, impa...