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Reuters
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James Pomfret and Donny Kwok

Hong Kong rights group says website not accessible through some networks

FILE PHOTO: Chinese and Hong Kong flags are pictured outside a mall, ahead of the Chinese National Day, in Hong Kong, China. September 28, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

The website of U.K.-based human rights group Hong Kong Watch could not be accessed through some networks in the Chinese-ruled city, stoking concerns of internet censorship in the global financial hub, the organisation said.

Hong Kong Watch chief executive Benedict Rogers said he was worried the issue could be part of a crackdown under the city's national security law, which empowers the police to request service providers "delete" information or "provide assistance" on national security cases.

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