Japan, Britain and 19 other countries released a statement Friday criticizing recent actions taken against Hong Kong media, while saying they are "highly concerned" that new legislation in the territory could further tighten controls over mass media so as to curtail criticism of the government."We are highly concerned by the possible introduction of new legislation that is intended or could risk being used to eliminate scrutiny and criticism by the media of the government's policies and actions," read the statement released through the Media Freedom Coalition.It also said the countries "exp…READ FULL ARTICLE
