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500 Hong Kong police officers raided the office of "Apple Daily", a publication owned by Jimmy Lai who is in prison for his role in democracy protests. Five editors were arrested. Media groups said the raid and arrests "are designed to create a chilling effect and intimidate journalists and media in Hong Kong."
Hong Kong police out in force to stop demonstrators marking 32nd anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing.
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Hong Kong's security chief sent letters to media tycoon Jimmy Lai and branches of HSBC and Citibank this month threatening up to seven years' jail for any dealings with the billionaire's accounts in the city, according to documents seen by Reuters.
HONG KONG - Hong Kong's security chief sent letters to media tycoon Jimmy Lai and branches of HSBC and Citibank this month threatening up to seven years' jail for any dealings with the billionaire's accounts in the city, according to documents seen by Reuters. The letters, signed by Secretary for Security John Lee, were sent to Lai after the Hong...
Observers said the action extended the tightening national security apparatus into elite tiers of the banking system for the first time.