‘Slippery slope once you start internet censorship’: US envoy warns Hong Kong moving to China-style curbs

"Hong Kong is starting to go down the slope of trying to take certain content off the internet and blocking certain websites. It is kind of a slippery slope once you start that internet censorship. Where does that end?" asked US Consul General Gregory May The top American diplomat in Hong Kong has raised concerns about escalating internet censorship within the city, highlighting worries that China's suppression of freedoms is eroding its status as a global financial center. In his interview to Bloomberg, the first since assuming office in 2022, US Consul General Gregory May warned that connectivity problems and…