The Hong Kong Democracy Council (HKDC), an American non-government organization with a number of exiled Hong Kong pro-democracy figures as its core members, issued a report on Oct. 25, criticizing the Hong Kong government for lobbying international companies to support the “Hong Kong National Security Law (NSL).” The report also revealed the names and conduct of the businesses concerned. Hours later, some people in Hong Kong reported being unable to browse the HKDC website and read the related report. Some scholars analyzed that it was the Hong Kong government that blocked the HKDC website, primarily out of revenge. This is a reflection of the Hong Kong government’s fear that the report might trigger the U.S. government to put pressure on foreign firms and capital, resulting in bringing about a series of boycott effects. Or it might have a negative impact on the forthcoming international financial summit in November when Hong Hong’s intention to “tell the good story of Hong Kong” becomes a “tell the Hong Kong scandalous story” instead….