Jailed Hong Kong tycoon’s media company to close

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Listed publisher of shuttered Apple Daily to cease operations on July 1 amid China crackdown on democracy

Listed publisher of shuttered Apple Daily to cease operations on July 1 amid China’s crackdown on democracyHong Kong media tycoon and Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai is escorted by the police on August 11 2020 in Hong Kong. Picture: GETTY IMAGES/ANTHONY KWAN

The listed Hong Kong media company is the publisher of the now-shuttered pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, which closed last week after authorities there used a China-imposed national security law to arrest top editors and executives.

 

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