On March 24, Hong Kong English-language online media “Hong Kong Free Press” (HKFP) reported that one of its court reporters was followed by two suspicious persons. The Hong Kong Journalists Association HKJA) issued a statement saying that many court reporters were followed or monitored by unknown persons, and some reporters suspected that the stalkers were plainclothes policemen. Since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) implemented the Hong Kong National Security Law (NSL) in 2020, more than a dozen media outlets in Hong Kong have ceased operations.
The two most notable ones, Apple Daily and Stand News were even put under charges of breaching the NSL. It shows that the freedom of the press in Hong Kong has deteriorated significantly, coupled with incidents of stalking, intimidating, and even attacking journalists being evidence the freedom of the press in Hong Kong is getting worse and worse….