The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Monday issued a statement urging Hong Kong authorities to ensure that journalists can work freely and called for the renewal of a Bloomberg reporter’s work visa.

Bloomberg reporter Rebecca Wilkins announced that “after six years of reporting in Hong Kong” her visa was denied. The Foreign Correspondents’ Club (FCC) in Hong Kong emphasized the lack of reasoning provided for the denial and argued that this lack of transparency could indicate eroding press freedoms. The CPJ reported that at least eight other journalists have been denied visas.

The CPJ attributed the visa denial to Beijing’s implementation of a national security law on June 30, 2020, which has reportedly significantly impacted “the city’s freedom of expression and media p

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