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No Oscars or sensitive art spark Hong Kong censorship fears
Read full article: No Oscars or sensitive art spark Hong Kong censorship fearsPeople walk in front of "M+" visual culture museum in the West Kowloon Cultural District of Hong Kong, Monday, March 29, 2021. Hong Kong authorities have taken a tougher stance on opposition following Beijingโs imposition of a national security law on the city, arresting prominent pro-democracy activists and participants in anti-government protests in 2019. Earlier this month, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said authorities were on โfull alertโ to ensure that exhibitions in the city do not violate the national security law. Pro-Beijing lawmakers have said that some of M+โs artwork is politically sensitive and could be in breach of the legislation. Searches for โNomadlandโ were blocked on the Chinese internet, which is heavily censored and filtered to scrub content deemed politically sensitive by the government.