US EditionA Hong Kong language group shuts down after police allege one of its essays breached security laws
- The Societas Linguistica Hongkongensis, a group promoting Cantonese language, has shut down after Hong Kong authorities claimed that an essay submitted to a literary competition violated the national security law.
- National security officers visited the chairperson's home without a search warrant and demanded the removal of the fictional essay from the group's website, prompting the decision to cease operations due to legal risks and resource limitations.
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A Hong Kong language group shuts down after police allege one of its essays breached security laws
HONG KONG (AP) — A group that promotes the Cantonese language shut down Monday after Hong Kong authorities said a fictional essay depicting a decline in liberties in the city
Hong Kong Language Group Closes After Post Accused Of Breaching Security Law
A Hong Kong group promoting Cantonese language preservation shut down Monday after police said an essay it posted online had breached a Beijing-imposed national security law, according to the group's founder.
A Hong Kong language group shuts down after an essay alleged to have breached security law
A Hong Kong language group shuts down after an essay alleged to have breached security law A group that promotes the Cantonese language shut down on Monday after Hong Kong authorities said an essay submitted to a literary competition three years ago violated the national security law, in the latest example of the city's erosion of freedom of expression. Andrew Chan, chairperson of the Societas Linguistica Hongkongensis, said in a Facebook post …
A Hong Kong language group shuts down after an essay alleged to have breached security law
HONG KONG (AP) -- A group that promotes the Cantonese language shut down on Monday after Hong Kong authorities said an essay submitted to a literary competition three years ago violated the national security law, in the latest example of the city's erosion of freedom of expression.
A Hong Kong language group shuts down after an essay alleged to have breached security law
FILE - A woman walks past a promotional banner of the national security law for Hong Kong, in Hong Kong, on June 30, 2020. A group that promotes Cantonese shut down on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023 after Hong Kong authorities accused an essay submitted to a competition it held three years ago of violating the national security law, in the latest example of the citys erosion of freedom of expression. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File) (Kin Cheung / Associated P…
A Hong Kong language group shuts down after an essay alleged to have breached security law
HONG KONG (AP) — A group that promotes the Cantonese language shut down on Monday after Hong Kong authorities said an essay submitted to a literary competition three years ago violated the national security law, in the latest example of the city’s erosion of freedom of expression. Andrew Chan, chairperson of the Societas Linguistica Hongkongensis, said in a Facebook post that national security officers visited his former home, where his family …
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