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US Firms Warn Against ‘Unprecedented’ Hong Kong Cyber Rules
- Business groups call proposal too broad in flurry of letters
- Comes months after city censored politically sensitive videos
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US firms have warned that parts of a proposed cyber law could grant the Hong Kong government unusual access to their computer systems, highlighting the latest challenge to Western tech giants in the city.
The Asia Internet Coalition, which includes Amazon.com Inc., Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Meta Platforms Inc., is among the bodies that have in recent weeks sought changes to parts of the legislation that officials say are designed to protect critical infrastructure from cyberattacks. The government, in response to the Bloomberg story, said 52 of the 53 submissions it received about the legislation, including from the coalition, “supported the legislation and made constructive suggestions.”