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    Another Hong Kong news site shuts as pro-Beijing lawmakers sworn in

    A Hong Kong online news site said Sunday that it will cease operations in light of deteriorating press freedoms, days after police raided a separate pro-democracy news outlet, arresting seven.
    by The Associated Press Jan 03, 2022 2 minutes

    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

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