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China warns foreign media in Hong Kong over fire coverage
The Office for Safeguarding National Security warned foreign media against spreading falsehoods about a fire that killed 159 people and the upcoming election.
- On Dec 6, Beijing's Office for Safeguarding National Security summoned international news organisations in Hong Kong, warning against spreading false information about the fire and election.
- The deadly blaze at a Hong Kong housing estate has killed at least 159 people, dominating news coverage for the past week and a half before the legislative election on Sunday.
- At the meeting, the OSNS — meeting journalists en masse for the first time — an unnamed OSNS official read a stern statement urging reporters to `not cross the legal red line`.
- Authorities have reportedly arrested at least three people for sedition, and Hong Kong ranks 140 out of 180 in the Reporters Without Borders 2025 press freedom index.
- Since the 2019 protests and the 2020 security overhaul, dissent in Hong Kong has been all but quashed, and media tycoon Jimmy Lai faces a national security trial that could mean life imprisonment.
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Coverage Details
Total News Sources18
Leaning Left4Leaning Right5Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution36% Center, 36% Right
Bias Distribution
- 36% of the sources are Center, 36% of the sources lean Right
36% Right
L 28%
C 36%
R 36%
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