HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong welcomed its newest batch of pro-Beijing lawmakers in the Legislative Council Monday, after an election held without opposition candidates, as the editors of one of the city’s last remaining pro-democracy news outlets announced their impending closure.
It was the latest moment in a long series of events in the past year that showed how the local government was reshaping Hong Kong, with Beijing’s backing, in an effort to stamp out opposition and dissent in a city once renowned for its freedoms of expression.
The founders of news outlet Citizen News said Monday that although they had not been contacted by the Hong Kong
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