Censorship in Hong Kong - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

In 2011, Hong Kong Journalists Association Chairwoman Mak Yin-ting (Chinese: 麥燕庭) commented on growing business ties between Beijing and media owners, asserting that “Now, more than half of Hong Kong media bosses or high media management have been absorbed by the Communist government… They may consider whether reporting on some issues will affect the relationship between their bosses and the government.”[7][8] That year, Hong Kong’s ranking on the Press Freedom Index published annually by Reporters Without Borders dropped twenty places to 54th place. In a report published alongside the index, it was noted that “arrests, assaults and harassment worsened working conditions for journalists [in Hong Kong] to an extent not seen previously, a sign of a worrying change in government policy.”