Death of Free Press Spells the End of a Free Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai Advisor
After decimating Hong Kong’s free press by forcing the closure of pro-democracy outlet Apple Daily, the Chinese communist regime will face little resistance in its bid to completely take over the city, warned the newspaper’s senior executive Mark Simon. “Once you’ve let the genie out of the bottle, it’s not going to sit there, they […]
After decimating Hong Kong's free press by forcing the closure of pro-democracy outlet Apple Daily, the Chinese communist regime will face little resistance in its bid to completely take over the city, warned the newspaper’s senior executive Mark Simon. “Once you've let the genie out of the bottle, it's not going to sit there, they are going to keep going as fast as they want,” said Simon in an interview. Simon, a senior executive of 21 years at Apple Daily’s parent company Next Digital, spoke to The Epoch Times on the last day of the 26-year-old paper on Thursday. From midnight, supporters had queued up at newsstands across the city, sometimes under drizzling rain, waiting to get the last edition of Apple Daily. The outlet sold out 1 million copies, more than 10 times its usual distribution of 80,000. The front page of the last issue pictured a staff member ...
