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Hong Kong authorities trying to disrupt independent press with ‘strange’ tax audits

The Guardian · Helen Davidson · last updated
Hong Kong authorities have targeted journalists and media outlets with what are supposed to be “random” tax audits, in a move the industry union says adds pressure to waning press freedoms.

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