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... US-funded news outlet Radio Free Asia said Friday it had closed its Hong Kong bureau following the passing of new national security legislation.

The city, which is part of China, last week enacted a law known locally as Article 23, which has widened the Hong Kong government's power to stamp out challenges to its rule.

Hong Kong was once seen as a bastion of media freedom in Asia but independent media have been targeted for closure following pro-democracy protests in 2019.

Hong Kong is technically a special administrative region of China with legislative, executive, and judicial organs separate from the mainland. The new law, however, could further imperil the city's semi-autonomous status. ...