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Hong Kong Backs Down Over Controversial Privacy Law

Posted on April 2, 2013July 1, 2025 by Dissent

Hong Kong’s government on Thursday backed down from introducing a controversial privacy law following a campaign by journalists who said the move would infringe on press freedoms.

Critics slammed the government over a bid to restrict access to information about company directors, after such details were used in a series of investigative reports to expose the hidden wealth of Chinese officials.

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