Hong Kong's press freedom is ranked alongside Russia and North Korea as "poor"

In the latest World Press Freedom Index released by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Hong Kong's ranking dropped sharply to 140th place, and for the first time it was listed in the "poor" level, on par with countries such as China, Russia and North Korea. The report pointed out that Hong Kong's five major evaluation indicators - including "political environment", "legal framework", "media independence", "economic pressure" and "social culture" -…