Many news organizations in Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China, were already fearful of losing advertising revenue from their business ties in the mainland or angering the Beijing government. 
Mashirika mengi ya habari jijini Hong Kong, jimbo maalumu ya kiutawala la China, yamekuwa na hofu ya kupoteza mapato ya matangazo ya ki-Biashara kutoka bara China au kuogopa kuikasirisha serikali ya Beijing.