A new security law prompts Radio Free Asia to close its Hong Kong bureau –

According to DW report Article 23, enacted last week, gives Hong Kong authorities greater powers to crush dissent. The Hong Kong government has slammed several international media outlets for their coverage of the new law.

Radio Free Asia opened its Hong Kong bureau in 1996, a year before the city was handed back to China by Britain.
According to DW US-funded news outlet Radio Free Asia said Friday it had closed its Hong Kong bureau following the passing of new national security legislation.
The city, which is part of China, last week enacted a law known locally as Article 23, which has widened the Hong Kong government’s power to stamp out challenges to its rule.
Hong Kong was once seen as a bastion of media freedom in Asia but independent media have been targeted for closure following pro-democracy protests in 2019.