Hundreds of people have protested in Hong Kong against a veteran newspaper editor’s dismissal that has increased concerns about press freedom in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.

The sacking of Keung Kwok-yuen, Ming Pao daily’s second-in-command editor, came after the newspaper published a report on the Panama Papers document leak revealing offshore business dealings of the rich and powerful.

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