China Warns Foreign Media About Hong Kong Fire Coverage

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Hong Kong’s national security office has warned foreign media against what it calls false information and smearing of the government’s response to the Wang Fuk Court fire, which killed at least 159 people and injured hundreds. The warning comes after police arrested at least two men for alleged comments made about the disaster.

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00:00China's National Security Office has warned foreign media about its coverage of the recent

00:04deadly Wang Fuk court fire. In a statement, Hong Kong's National Security Office told foreign

00:10media not to spread what it called false information or to smear the government's

00:15disaster response. The warning comes amid public anger over the Wang Fuk court fire,

00:20which killed at least 159 people. Authorities have detained several activists under the city's

00:26national security law, including a student who pushed for answers about the blaze and another

00:31person who posted about it online.

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