[Yu Ominae]

This was uncovered by NHK:

The Hong Kong Journalists Association says a fake press card was found at a site of a demonstration in the territory.

There are concerns among Hong Kong citizens that people related to the Chinese or Hong Kong government may be collecting information by posing as reporters.

The association says the card of a media outlet in Macau was found on August 4 where a protest took place.

The group says it asked the outlet about the man described on the card, and that it replied that he does not belong to the organization and the card is fake.

Separately, at a police news conference on Tuesday, Hong Kong journalists said a TV reporter from mainland China persistently took images of them with her smartphone.

They said they asked the reporter whether she was trying to deliver personal information to the central government.

A TV station in Guangdong Province protested the act in a statement.

There is also speculation in Hong Kong that police may be slipping into demonstrations to monitor participants.

Protests continue in the territory, triggered by a bill that would allow the transfer of suspects to mainland China to face trial.