International news outlet Bloomberg has admitted an error in reporting that Hong Kong planned to ban some social media under its new security law, as the government condemned the “false report” and denied any such intention. The government on Wednesday night issued a statement saying it “strongly disapproves of and condemns false reports by Bloomberg” on Basic Law Article 23 legislation – a homegrown security law now being drafted that is separate from the Beijing-imposed national security law already in force. The government said Bloomberg’s headlines published earlier on Wednesday – which it…
