Hong Kong leader says press must not ‘subvert’ government
By AFP
23 June 2021 |
7:15 am
Media outlets in Hong Kong must not "subvert" the government, the city's leader says, rejecting US criticism of recent action against pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily under a powerful new security law.
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