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Hong Kong's Apple Daily paper prints last edition overnight

(24 Jun 2021) HONG KONG'S APPLE DAILY PAPER PRINTS LAST EDITION OVERNIGHT Staff cheered and emotions ran high as Hong Kong's pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper printed its last edition overnight on Wednesday. In the newsroom, workers applauded their bosses while associate publisher Chan Pui-man, who was arrested last week but not charged, walked together with Executive Editor Lam Man-chung, waving and telling everyone they had done a good job. Hong Kong’s sole remaining pro-democracy newspaper published its last edition after five editors and executives were arrested and millions of dollars in its assets were frozen as part of China's increasing crackdown on dissent in the semi-autonomous city. The board of directors of Apple Daily parent company Next Media said in a statement Wednesday that the print and online editions would cease due to “the current circumstances prevailing in Hong Kong.” The silencing of a prominent pro-democracy voice was the latest sign of China's determination to exert greater control over the city long known for its freedoms after huge anti-government protests there in 2019 shook the government. Since then, Beijing has imposed a strict national security law - used in the arrests of the newspaper employees - and revamped Hong Kong's election laws to keep opposition voices out of the legislature. Apple Daily was founded by tycoon Jimmy Lai in 1995 - just two years before Britain handed Hong Kong back to China - and initially was a tabloid known for celebrity gossip. But Lai also portrayed the paper as an advocate of democratic values and said it should “shine a light on snakes, insects, mice and ants in the dark," according to the paper. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...