[Exclusive Weekly Selection] How to balance national security and internet freedom while fighting fake news?

There is a proliferation of false information on the Internet, and regulations are being set up all over the world.

Some advocate that online platforms should be managed by themselves, while others believe that the government should uniformly regulate them; some hope to take the form of "post-mortem" to require publishing platforms to remove illegal content, and some strongly advocate "pre-restriction" censorship measures to remove all harmful information Culled in the bud.

The Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has authorized the Chief Secretary for Administration Li Jiachao to coordinate the legislative work of "combating fake news." I believe that relevant regulations are inevitable.

So, under the "one country, two systems" Hong Kong, how should "national security" and "freedom of expression" be balanced, and what kind of "fake information law" needs to be formulated?

Undeniably, the most direct way to deal with the proliferation of fake news is "pre-restriction," that is, the government requires the Internet service provider to restrict the release of any harmful information through legislative or administrative means.

However, this approach is often criticized by liberals for "destroying online freedom", worrying that when the government completely dominates the cyberspace, it may lead to the homogeneity of ideas in the long run, which is not conducive to the diversity of ideas and the diversity of speech.

However, in the eyes of non-liberals, laissez-faire dissemination of information is an excuse for the government to be irresponsible and self-deceiving. Not only can it prevent it from happening, it often leads to unimaginable society...

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Hu Xinli, an assistant professor at the School of Communication of the Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, believes that "intention" should be used to distinguish "fake news."

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Live cattle like luxury goods

The wholesale and retail prices of local fresh beef have risen again. The citizens, restaurants and butchers complained that fresh beef has become a luxury item.

Ng Fung Hong, which is the sole agent for supplying live cattle from the Mainland to Hong Kong, has been criticized by some for manipulating prices, and there are also voices that this is the result of the government's non-introduction of competition.

It is not the first time that the controversy caused by the price increase of live cattle has been staged in Hong Kong. The Consumer Council has supported the opening of the live cattle market in the past, and the Hong Kong government has even negotiated with the Ministry of Commerce.

Later, the Hong Kong Government rejected the proposal on the one hand, and failed to monitor the market conditions on the other.

Now that the citizens and butchers have renewed their demands for opening up the market, the government should really face it...

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Wufenghang Co., Ltd. announced that it will increase the wholesale price of live cattle from October 21st.

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The nuclear fusion research and development competition heats up, "artificial solar" power generation is no longer a dream?

The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) will be held next week in Glasgow, Scotland. On the eve of the conference, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) issued a report reiterating that countries must consider nuclear energy.

The nuclear fusion technology, which has always been nicknamed "forever 30 years", has made progress in some experiments in recent months and has also begun to be favored by private investors. Will it be expected to enter the mainstream in the future?

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COP26 will be held in Glasgow, Scotland. The International Atomic Energy Agency advocates that nuclear energy must be considered in the energy and climate policies of all countries.

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Please pay attention to the 288th "Hong Kong 01" electronic weekly report published on October 25, 2021.

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