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RESTRICTIONS ON THE PRESS: PUBLIC ORDER (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE
This is primarily a matter for the Hong Kong Government. On 31 January they announced that they would review the provision to take action against anyone publishing false news that might threaten public order. This will carry of Hong Kong Government's earlier commitment to monitor the situation carefully and to review it in the light of experience.
The provision is in no sense a new one, having been part of the laws of Hong Kong for years. And it is evident to anyone who reads the Hong Kong press that they have been in no way inhibited by the passing of the ordinance. They remain as free and outspoken in their comment as ever.
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