As the situation of fake news and the spread of fake information is becoming more and more serious in Hong Kong, it can be said that legislation to deal with this situation is imperative.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor also stated in his "policy address" that he will actively promote the legislation of Article 23 of the Basic Law to combat fake news and protect network security.
However, some commentators worry that the SAR government may use "national security" as an excuse to enact a borderless law to strictly regulate "freedom of expression" including "freedom of the press."
With regard to the legislation of the "Fake News Law/Fake Information Law", Hu Xinli, an assistant professor at the School of Communication of the Hang Seng University in Hong Kong, put forward three principles.
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Hu Xinli, an assistant professor at the School of Communication of the Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, had a dialogue with "Hong Kong 01" on this, and suggested that the SAR government should adopt three major principles in its legislative work from the perspective of protecting journalism and the public's right to know: First, the "principle of proportionality", that is, the "principle of proportionality". "To avoid "killing the chicken with a sledgehammer"; the second is the "obvious and immediate danger" principle, which needs to be regulated according to the degree of harm of false information; and the last is the "news professional principle" to exempt professional news media from responsibilities.
For details, please read the 288th "Hong Kong 01" Electronic Weekly Newsletter (October 25, 2021) "
Three Principles Parallel Protection of Journalism Professionals and the Public's Right to Know
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