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Hong Kong press freedom sinks to record low: journalist survey

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80% Informative

Hong Kong journalists rate city's press freedom lower than ever in annual survey released on Tuesday .

Fears of sweeping national security laws have affected Hong Kong press freedom, survey finds.

90 percent of surveyed journalists cited new security law as affecting press freedom.

China 's foreign ministry says security laws "target a very small number of individuals who severely endanger national security".

VR Score

91

Informative language

96

Neutral language

87

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

57

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

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short-lived

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