China’s national security office in Hong Kong summoned senior journalists from major international outlets. Officials declined to say whether those media had done anything wrong. The meeting came after allegedly critical reporting on the blaze, which killed at least 159 people. The fire dominated local news coverage for more than a week and led to at least three arrests for alleged sedition, according to Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP), an independent English-language newsroom. The outlet reported that foreign journalists were among those summoned.
Source: OCCRP, 2025-12-09; https://www.occrp.org/en/news/hong-kong-security-office-summons-foreign-media-warns-against-false-information