According to Article 27 of the Basic Law, Hong Kong residents have the right to freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom to publish. However, under the new political situation, the authorities have been secretly removing a large number of books and news reports without disclosing the relevant lists.
Apple Daily was the first one on the chopping block. Apple Daily was a 26-year-old news outlet in Hong Kong that supported democratic activism before it was shut down by the National Security Law of Hong Kong.
Marking the first anniversary of Apple Daily’s closure, an online media, “hk.feature,” found that WiseNews, a news database that provides electronic newspaper clipping search services for Hong Kong public libraries, has deleted all the news reports by Apple Daily….