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Cartoonists draw attention to press freedom at FCC exhibition

Artists showcase their political cartoons amid growing fears of media suppression in the city

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And some of the 26 artists, whose works are on display in an exhibition at the Foreign Correspondents' Club, have expressed concern about the diminishing space for their craft in the media.

The exhibition, "Draw the Line" - the latest in the club's series of displays on the wall of its main bar - is on show for a month. Among the contributors are political cartoonist Harry Harrison and Zunzi, who draws for and .

"The trend over the past decade has been worrying - fewer publications are maintaining a regular space for political cartoons," Zunzi said.

The show has opened amid growing fears over suppression against the city's media - fuelled by the brutal attack on former editor-in-chief Kevin Lau Chun-to in February.

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Another exhibitor, who uses the pen name of Emu, said he had faced censorship since Hong Kong's return to Chinese sovereignty in 1997.

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