Defying China, Hong Kongers rush to buy pro-democracy newspaperJimmy Lai had long expected his pro-democracy views would see him arrested. HONG KONG: Hong Kongers rushed to buy copies of pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily on Tuesday in a show of support for its owner, who was arrested a day earlier as police rounded up critics of China. "Since the government doesn't allow Apple Daily to survive, then we as Hong Kongers have to save it ourselves," the man, who gave his surname as Ng, told AFP. "Hong Kong is a place with press freedom, but the police now suppress press freedom in a high-profile way. Hong Kongers had on Monday immediately shown their support by buying shares in Lai's media company, sending its stock value soaring.

Source: Bangkok Post August 11, 2020 04:52 UTC