A Beleaguered HK Press on Press Freedom Day

Inexorable slide down the slope toward extinction

By: Tim Hamlett

Writing about freedom of expression in Hong Kong is depressing. There is only one question to ponder: are we writing an obituary or a bulletin from the Intensive Care Unit?

For the “glass-half-full” enthusiasts, there are still a few media prepared to publish criticism of the government and the Chinese Communist Party. Critics of the lates…