Apple Daily, targeted by a second national security police raid last week, is to closedown and will print 1 million copies of it’s final edition tomorrow (Thursday) the company board has announced.
Truly, a sad day for Hong Kong. We might not always have agreed with their opinions but amidst all the celebrity gossip was a lot of hard-hitting well-researched journalism that looked to keep the government, civil servants and companies ‘honest’ by exposing corruption, nepotism, and dishonesty.
Hong Kong is a poorer place for Apple Daily’s closure. We’d like to thank all the journalists, photographers, editors, and other staff for their hard work over the last 26 years – Chapeau!
RESS RELEASE
The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Next Digital Limited (the “Company”) regrets to announce that due to the current circumstances prevailing in Hong Kong, Apple Daily in its print form will come to an end no later than the last edition on Saturday 26 June 2021 and the digital version will no longer be accessible no later than 11:59 p.m. on Saturday 26 June 2021.The Company thanks our readers for their loyal support and our journalists, staff, and advertisers for their commitment over the past 26 years.
By the order of the Board