Stephen Vines is the author of "Defying the Dragon: Hong Kong and the World's Largest Dictatorship." He was previously a presenter for Radio Television Hong Kong and a columnist for Apple Daily.
Opinion
Hong Kong's crackdown on humor is not funny -- or a surprise
Satire always troubles the authoritarian world of insecurity and paranoia
Cartoonist Zunzi in 1996 in front of depictions he created of Hong Kong and Chinese leaders, including Tung Chee-hwa, left: It is hard to know what triggers the itchy fingers of the censors. © AP
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