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Executives of Outspoken Hong Kong Newspaper Arrested

Deep concern growing over territory’s press freedom

Our Correspondent
Jun 17, 2021
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In yet another a blow against Hong Kong’s press freedom, the government in Beijing showed its teeth with the arrest of five senior executives of Apple Daily, the popular anti-Beijing newspaper, and Next Digital, the Hong Kong-listed firm controlled by democracy advocate Jimmy Lai ,which operates the paper.

National Security Unit Senior Superintendent St…

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