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Letters

On public's negative perception of press freedom in HK:
Kingsley Chan - Honestly it's not just Hong Kong, it's happening all over the world. Big government and corporations are buying and controlling too much of the media formats. In America, press freedom is gone. Look at when Snowden tried to rat out the government.
Edwin Pun - In which country do we have press freedom? Is the UK any better or the United States? No, they are not. At least in Hong Kong the press is not forced to hand materials over.
Margie Tam - Press freedom in HK is undoubtedly going downhill. Brutal attacks on journalists, withdrawal of placement of printed ads.
 
On pop star Justin Bieber's visit to the Yasukuni war shrine in Tokyo:
Philip Lam - Justin Bieber has every right to go wherever he wishes to, including Japan's Yasukuni shrine.
Kenji Haramiishi - What's the problem in visiting the Yasukuni shrine?
Corey Pchajek - Many believe that some of the dead at the shrine committed such grievous war crimes while alive that they should not be honoured, even in death.


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The public has a negative perception of press freedom in Hong Kong. Photo: Reuters

Self-censorship 'common' in Hong Kong newspapers, say journalists

Sham Yee-lan, chairlady of the Journalists Association said the research findings were worrying. Photo: Felix Wong

Sham Yee-lan, chairlady of the Journalists Association said the research findings were worrying. Photo: Jonathan Wong

‘I am extremely sorry’: Justin Bieber apologises after visit to Japan’s Yasukuni war shrine

Bieber's Instagram post. 

Justin Bieber posts a photo of him visiting the Yasukuni Shrine, Japan's memorial for second-world-war dead. 

Opinion

On public's negative perception of press freedom in HK, and on pop star Justin Bieber's visit to the Yasukuni war shrine in Tokyo.
