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HONG KONG (AP) — China on Friday promoted Hong Kong’s top security official to the territory’s No. 2 spot as Beijing looks to the government of the Asian financial hub to clamp down on free speech and political opponents to restore stability following anti-government protests.

Newspapers murder marks death of press freedom in Hong Kong The persecution of Apple Daily has undermined the rule of law and must be challenged by the international community Published: June 28, 2021 03:53 AM GMT ▾ Updated: June 28, 2021 03:55 AM GMT Last week Hong Kong saw not only the closure of a newspaper but the death of press freedom. The city’s most popular newspaper and the only remaining Chinese-language, mass circulation pro-democracy daily publication, Apple Daily, published ...

The consequences of closing Apple Daily down will be felt by even those who didn’t necessarily like its point of view.

Translations: One Apple Falls, And A Thousand Apples Grow Posted by John Chan | Jun 25, 2021 In a year of wretched milestones for Hong Kong’s civil liberties, this week stands apart, with the closure of Hong Kong’s only pro-democracy legacy newspaper, Apple Daily. From the arrest of five Apple Daily executives last Friday to the shuttering of the newspaper on Wednesday night, it took less than one week for the Hong Kong government to bury one of the city’s most popular newspapers. On Frid...

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Reuters 2 minute read Hong Kongs Commissioner of Police Chris Ping-keung Tang attends a news conference in Hong Kong, China August 27, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu HONG KONG, June 25 (Reuters) - Hong Kongs Secretary of Security John Lee and police chief Chris Tang, key figures behind the citys authoritarian turn over the past year, are expected to be promoted "very soon," the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on Friday. Lee will replace retiring Matthew Cheung as chief secretary, leader Carr...

HONGKONG-SECURITY/:Hong Kongs police chief, security secretary to be promoted-report

HONG KONG (AP) — China on Friday promoted Hong Kong’s top security official to the territory’s No. 2 spot as Beijing continues to clamp down on free speech and political opposition. Chief Executive Carrie Lam said Secretary for Security John Lee would replace Matthew Cheung as the city’s chief secretary, while police chief Chris Tang […]

Move seen as China tightening grip as rights group says Beijing has ‘systematically dismantled’ Hongkongers’ rights.

HONG KONG: Hong Kong national security police conducted a fresh raid on the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily on Thursday, arresting five executives and carting off computers in the latest blow to the outspoken tabloid. The paper and its jailed owner Jimmy Lai have long been a thorn in Beijing’s side with unapologetic support for the financial hub’s pro-democracy movement and scathing criticism of China’s authoritarian leaders. More than 500 officers conducted a dawn operation which au...