HK Justice Chief Rejects Legal Measures to Combat ‘Soft Resistance’, Calls for Enhancing ‘Soft Power’

Hong Kong’s Secretary for Justice, Paul Lam Ting-kwok, has ruled out the use of legal means to address ‘soft resistance’ and instead has emphasized the need to develop and wield ‘soft power’ to counter fearmongering and despair. He also announced that the previously proposed fake news law is no longer on the legislative agenda due to challenges in defining ‘fake news’ and distinguishing between facts and opinions.

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