Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam listens to reporters' questions during a news conference in Hong Kong, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021. Lam on Tuesday said that the recent closure of two media outlets in the city cannot be associated with the state of press freedom in Hong Kong as the decisions were made by the outlets themselves. Her comments came almost a week after authorities arrested seven people associated with pro-democracy online news outlet Stand News over sedition, with the outlet announcing that it would cease operations. Days later, another online site Citizen News also said it would stop operating. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)
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