China this week implemented a harsh new security law in Hong Kong, a semi-autonomous territory that the communist party views as far too rebellious. Free speech has been a core value in Hong Kong for decades. But as The World’s Patrick Winn reports, there are now a lot of things you just can’t say in Hong Kong anymore — unless you want to risk ending up in prison.
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