The recent arrests of individuals involved in the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong for violation of Section 161 of the Crimes Ordinance that targets computer crime offences are raising concern over freedom of expression. In an October 27, 2014 article in Quartz (qz.com), Associate Professor Doreen Weisenhaus is quoted as expressing concern over “whether there is an increased willingness for Hong Kong authorities to extend the...
Read MoreJuly 7, 2014 — The Hong Kong Journalists Association released its 2014 annual report, “Press Freedom Under Siege,” in which it detailed what it described as the “darkest” year for press freedom in decades that included violent attacks against journalists, financial pressures and an increasing reliance by the government on anonymous sources. The HKJA report found here. “Hong Kong press freedom has...
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