HONG KONG: Hong Kong police were on Thursday investigating an attack on a former newspaper editor who is in a critical condition after being hacked with a cleaver, the latest incident to stoke fears over media freedom in the territory.

The attack on Kevin Lau, former editor of the liberal Ming Pao newspaper, has sparked condemnation from the United States and press groups at a time of growing unease over media rights in the southern Chinese city.

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