US-funded Radio Free Asia shuts down in Hong Kong over safety concerns
by Guardian staff and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#6KQFW)
News service says it closed bureau after passing of new national security law known as Article 23
US-funded Radio Free Asia (RFA) has closed its Hong Kong bureau over safety concerns for its staff in the wake of a new national security law known as Article 23.
Actions by Hong Kong authorities, including referring to RFA as a foreign force', raise serious questions about our ability to operate in safety with the enactment of Article 23," its president, Bay Fang, said in a statement on Friday.
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