Hong Kong news site to shut; pro-Beijing lawmakers sworn in
Chris Yeung, founder and chief writer of Citizen News waves to journalists after a press conference outside his office in Hong Kong Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. The Hong Kong online news site said Sunday that it would cease operations in light of deteriorating press freedoms, days after police raided and arrested seven people for sedition at a separate pro-democracy news outlet. Citizen News announced its decision in a Facebook post Sunday. It said it would stop updating its site on Jan. 4, and it would be shuttered after that. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
By HUIZHONG WU and ZEN SOO
Associated Press
HONG KONG — A group of lawmakers loyal to China’s Communist Party were sworn in to Hong Kong's Legislature on Monday following an election without opposition candidates, as yet another pro-democracy news outlet announced it could no longer operate amid a growing crackdown on freedoms in the territory.
The former British colony that was returned to China in 1997 was once known as a haven for dissent and freedoms of the press and expression not seen on the mainland...
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