It was show of united opposition to Beijing s tactics. The Poison Arrow. The International Press Institute believed that Lam was removed because he wrote a column just a few months ago about Chinese leaders offering Hong Kong tycoons better business treatment if they support the Beijing-appointed chief executive of Hong Kong, Tung Chee Hwa. And one of those tycoons happens to be SCMP s owner, Robert Kuok. The Forced Retreat.
Journalists fear they are slowly losing the battle for press freedom.
The threat of Article 23 looms. So far, those laws have not been implemented. Regina Ip, the Security for Security said the public would be consulted on the new laws before they are drafted and endorsed by the legislature. However, once drafted, the Legislative Council would most surely rubber-stamp it. So once Beijing launches the all-out attack by implementing the laws from Article 23, there will be no turning back.