Hong Kongers fear their internet freedoms are at risk as national security legislation advances

The World

As a highly controversial plan that would give Chinese authorities more power over Hong Kong is moves forward, many in Hong Kong say they fear a crackdown, including on what they can say online. The World’s Lydia Emmanouilidou reports.

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