Hong Kong flags "fake news" laws

Speaking at her weekly news conference, Lam said the government was researching "fake news", but added she had no timetable for the legislation.

Her comments come a day after RTHK reported that one of its reporters Nabela Qoser, known for her tough questioning of Lam and other officials during mass 2019 anti-government protests, will no longer work for the broadcaster.

Another RTHK journalist, Bao Choy, was found guilty by a court last month of improperly accessing public records for a documentary on the police handling of a mob attack on pro-democracy protesters, reporters and bystanders in 2019.

Reporters Without Borders ranks Hong Kong 80th out of 180 in terms of press freedom, in freefall over the past decade.