Hong Kong's press freedom has reached a low not seen since the British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997, according to the Hong Kong Journalists Association.

Mak Yin-ting, the association's former chairman who helped write its latest report on press freedom, said that Hong Kong's freedom of expression has slumped since Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying took office a year ago. The report also comes at a time when attacks on a pro-democracy media group are compounding journalists' fears of censorship and intimidation.

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