HONG KONG: Fears over press freedom in Hong Kong intensified after two media executives were beaten by masked men, with one newspaper on Thursday describing a “siege atmosphere” in the city.

The attack on the senior figures from the Hong Kong Morning News Media Group on Wednesday came just weeks after veteran journalist Kevin Lau was hacked with a meat cleaver—he remains in hospital with serious injuries.

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