(MENAFN- Arab News) HONG KONG: Physical assaults and cyber attacks are part of the 'increasing risk' to media in Hong Kong a city which prides itself on free expression compared with strict censorship in mainland China a report said Friday.Published by US literary and human rights group PEN American Center the report comes as tensions remain high after more than two months of mass protests for fully free leadership elections ended in December with no concessions on reform.'Some of the most independent journalists and media outlets in Hong Kong are now operating in an increasingly unfriendly environment constricting their ability to investigate and freely cover the news' said Suzanne Nossel executive director of PEN American Center who presented the report at the Foreign Correspondents' Club in Hong Kong.'The confluence of attacks economic physical and cyber on press and media outlets in Hong Kong coinciding with a period of political turmoil drives suspicion about the future of press freedom in this crucial media hub.'