Free Speech Under Siege as Hong Kong TV Show Comes to End

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“Freedom of speech in Hong Kong is already dead.” A satirical news show was suspended after an episode that mocked the police. It’s the latest example of how Hong Kong—under pressure from the Chinese government—has been chipping away at free expression.

 

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Freedom in HongKong just a joke. StandWithHongKong StandWithRTHK

Lucky HK rioters are not in USA. Wonder what treatment will they get?

what kind of govt is scared of a satirical news show? StandWithHongKong

Yes, so sad! Facing this tyranny, Hongkongers have no freedom to laugh now!

It hurts because it’s true

The show has been going on since 1995. It is an important benchmark on freedom of speech in HongKong. Its demise marks the fall of HongKong. It's heartbreaking to see your home fall into authoritarian rule... StandWithHongKong chinamustfall

Under the dictatorship of the CCP , HongKong is no longer an international financial hub with freedom but just a China's city filled with gov corruption and HumanRightsViolations . FreedomOfThePress & FreedomOfSpeech are just jokes in hk. HKPoliceState Chinazi

Shame on Hong Kong police🤮

so sad, Please Stand with Hong Kong. BoycottChina

When the journalists are not respected; how dare CarrieLam claim HongKong enjoying freedom of speech and press.

FreedomOfSpeech is foundation of satire, BasicLaw & 1country2systems, which have dropped dead bcoz CCPChina has launched HongKongSecurityLaw HK is a mirror of those companies or countries choosing to do business with this habitual liar, will finally be intimidated by CCP

Just like how Xi Jinping bans Winnie the Pooh due to satire/jokes comparing him with the cartoon character lol🤦‍♀️A totalitarian regime cannot tolerate laughter

When freedom of speech is dead, we could expect bad news (especially those concerning CCP controlled entity) can be covered. How can one safely invest in these companies in the stock market?

In Hong Kong, if you are a police officer, you can make any speech you want without crime. If you are not, you will be arrest even you just said a words antichina or blame HK police.

This is how CCPChina destroying HK! FightForFreedom StandWithHongKong FreeHongKong

The thing about freedom of expression is that there is some indication of what is said. Otherwise, it all seethes underground unknown and unmonitored. Which is fine. There is a time for everything.

The communist regime in China has been hiding in HongKong and doing little harm to HK, just like the WuhanVirus. Since last year, this virus finally killed HK and now turned HK's judicial system into a zombie. FreeHongKong MagnitskyAct StandWithHongKong

Freedom is being torn away bit by bit, a media owned by Hong Kong government cannot produce sarcasm and criticism on political issues, it doesn’t make any sense.

Under pressure from the People’s Republic of China's increasingly authoritarian approach, Hong Kong🇭🇰 is losing its freedom.

I probably should learn to shut myself up if the world can't stop CCP from legislating the nationalsecuritylaw (aka ccpsecuritylaw)

There is no room for freedom of speech in HK! We can’t say anything about government and CCP . We are living in a cage! SanctionChina StandwithHonKong

n the future, only one voice, ccp voice, can exist in the society. Only warm and positive news can be released. Our freedom of speech and press freedom are eroding quickly. We have to remind ourself To thick critically.

Freedom of speech is dead.

So true

HongKong is no longer the free city it was. Without the passing of national security law, there is already no freedom of the press in HongKong. Only sanctions on Chinazi and HongKong do! MagnitkskyActNow StandWithHongKong

No dictatorship would allow such shows. China is just proving that it is a dictatorship.

CCP is destroying the one country two system and the freedom of speech in Hong Kong. World, let's stand behind HongKongers to fight against the tyranny. STOP NationalSecurityLaw. Fight for freedom, StandWithHongKong! MagnitskyAct HKHRDA

OneCountryTwoSystems is dead.

When a regime cant even tolerate a TV programme...😠 SOSHK FightForFreedom FreeHongKong

Even books in libraries are now censored in HongKong! This HongKong is no longer the one wf freedom that the whole world is familiar wf! What happens after the NationalSecurityLaw is imposed? Please take action to stop CCP crushing the freedom of HK, a part of the free world

Self-censorship is already happening in the city. It is no doubt a dark age of Hong Kong. Please StandWithHongKong

So,how dare China claim that there is freedom in HongKong? Come on,they are silenced because of mocking the police to criticize StandWithHongKong

So although the CCPChina and their puppet - HK Gov't can say 10,000 excuses that nth has been changed, everything is still so 'beautiful'; but the FACTS have proved everything, and Hong Kong, once known as the freest city, no longer exists, please StandWithHongKong

That’s true. This is the death of the fourth state. A political satire is supposed to be sarcastic and mock some politicians. But, we can’t even make fun of our police now. The chilling effect of the soon-to-be passed National security law would be even greater. SOSHK

yotakeoldtales Not suprised that police is the privileged class in a police state

Today, they hv zero tolerance on a satirical new show in 🇭🇰, tomorrow, they will hv same standard applying in the rest of the world.

Freedom in HK to be dead

limeys get out

Yes No more FreeSpeech in HongKong This show Headliner is the best sample

With the huge political pressure exerted by the CCP on various institutions in HK, political correctness has become a necessity. The satire TV program that has accompanied us for many years has left us. The situation of RTHK, which produced the show, is also worrying😢

HK police is the most fragile creature (?) in the world. They can't take critics nor get yelled at

Censorship is not a rare sight in HK. Under the NationalSecurityLaw, netizens, producer of television shows have to self censor.

Can't agree more with the statement. As a Hongkonger, I can tell that the show has been a symbol for the freedom of speech in Hong Kong for years. SOSHK FightForFreedom

Support RTHK

When satirical criticism isn't allowed, the deadly silence will also become a crime. That's how an authoritarian regime looks like. No FreedomOfSpeech, & no freedom of not to speak. StandWithHongKong HongKong

CarrieLam & its govt & HKPoliceState are puppets of CCP only. She give up HK autonomy & core values of freedom & justice. The interest of CCP is only concern of her. Justice in HK is threatened. Oppression is deepened. But no surrender.

Dictator China maintains dictatorship by detain & restrict citizens from free speech. Surveilance, filter and censor media to control information & propaganda. Threaten private companies to support their devil policies to secure business. MagnitskyAct

Absolutely! When the HKgov can no longer allow a satirical news show, it becomes pretty much like a authoritarian government or even a dictatorship government

It shown that the suppression of FreedomOfSpeech in Hong Kong is serious. CCP_is_terrorist onecountrytwosystemsisdead bloodycarrie

Freedom of expression is eroding in Hong Kong, trying to turn Hong Kong into an ordinary China”s city. Sanction to China is needed.

TomT88696910 Even education is used as a means of indoctrination in HK Sad to admit that freedom and democracy are on the verge of collapse

Yes! No more freedom of speech

I want someone to fry me

Isn't dead in US too? I heard professors were fired because they spoke.

Freedom of speech in the US is already dead…

Corporations will start pulling out of the Largest City. Maybe G.B. wasn't such a bad flag. Who cares, right?

Slow death of democracy, as u say, ' chipping away'

Freedom of speech in Taiwan is already dead. It’s the latest example of how Taiwan—under pressure from the Democratic Progressive Party(Taiwan region)—has been chipping away at free expression.

What do you say about this globaltimesnews ?

Hong Kong has the highest percentage of liars in the world. No freedom of speech, with so many black clad thugs lying in the city? You unhinged and clueless fake news?

The same thing is happening in America in real time

Political right media anywhere...

Coming to a US city near you in the near future.

The sky is helping to punish evil chi la,flooding and Beijing virus 🤣🤣🤣

This is what could happen in the US if the assholes of the Left gain control. Those who say it couldn't happen must the acknowledge the use of force may be necessary to PREVENT or overthrow it. Are YOU getting ready?

Like Trump is here

Almost as bad as mocking BLM damm those poor people

Future of South Korea.

Freedom of speech in US is already dead. If a media say anything except “China bad bad”, it will be punished.

Do we need more intimidation? Pointing pepper spray at a father whose son was just standing aside holding a new toy? Frncing off a private-owned shopping mall with heavy police presence on a public holiday? Dressed like a terrorists and showing off the firearms on a holiday?

What's about the freedom of speech in kashmir ?

Freedom of speach in Kashmir is dead. India should b pressurised to solve kashmir dispute

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