Hong Kong used to be a 'safe harbor' for tech companies. Not anymore

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For decades, Silicon Valley giants shut out of China by the country's massive censorship apparatus have continued to operate in Hong Kong thanks to the city's unique political status that guaranteed it a free internet.

source https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/09/tech/hong-kong-national-security-law-tech-companies/index.html

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