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Speaking at her weekly news conference, Lam said the government was researching "fake news", but added she had no timetable for the legislation.

Her comments come a day after RTHK reported that one of its reporters Nabela Qoser, known for her tough questioning of Lam and other officials during mass 2019 anti-government protests, will no longer work for the broadcaster.

Another RTHK journalist, Bao Choy, was found guilty by a court last month of improperly accessing public records for a documentary on the police handling of a mob attack on pro-democracy protesters, reporters and bystanders in 2019.

Reporters Without Borders ranks Hong Kong 80th out of 180 in terms of press freedom, in freefall over the past decade.