Hong Kong press freedom advocates despair as Lai trial drags on

bangkok - The outcome of pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai's trial won't suddenly seal the decline of press freedom in Hong Kong, journalists say. The national security law has already done that.

It's been a slow decline marked by arrests and raids that resulted in media shutdowns and the loss of hundreds of jobs.

The Hong Kong anti-government protests of 2019 were followed by Beijing imposing a national sec