Following the recent scare at the Taishan nuclear power station, close to Hong Kong, the question arises as to whether assurances of nothing to worry about can ever be believed and, more pressingly, whether the Hong Kong authorities will be prepared to stand up for the people they are supposed…

Hong Kong readers have expressed support for Apple Daily as it celebrated its 26th anniversary on Sunday. At a newsstand on Portland Street in Mong Kok, reader Ms. Man bought 10 copies of Apple Daily as a show of support and said she planned to buy 10 more. “Hongkongers will…

Apple Daily’s editor-in-chief Ryan Law, who was among five executives arrested by the Hong Kong police last week accused of breaching the national security law, is a journalist keen to analyze different perspectives on current affairs with his colleagues. Now with Law’s absence in the newsroom following his arrest, one…

Father’s Day is often a time for a family get-together. This year, it is a stark reminder of painful separation for scores of Hongkongers who are held in custody awaiting trial under national security laws. The Wans, a family of four, know this only too well. With the head of…

The editorial office is located on the second floor of the headquarters of Apple Daily. If you look up at the glass roof of the building, you can see the clear sky suddenly covered by a dark cloud. Today, more than a hundred police officers searched the building again, this…

The raid on Next Digital, the parent company of Apple Daily and Next Magazine in Cheung Kwan O this past Thursday, was more than surreal. As we all know, the red line of the NSL (National Security Law) is vague and fluid, creating a chilling effect on everyone. To be…

By Li Ping In two days, Apple Daily will celebrate its 26th anniversary. However, on the eve of the celebration, 500 police officers blocked off all entrances and exits of the headquarters of Apple Daily and searched for news materials for five hours, seizing more than 40 computers. Two senior…

Junior journalists generally like to refer to Chan Pui-man as “Man Ze” (“older sis Man”). She is the associate publisher of Apple Daily and gatekeeper of the newspaper. Last year in August, when the police arrested Jimmy Lai, Man Ze made the call to print more than 500,000 newspapers, which…

Since he was released on bail last May, Pang Yu-him has decided to defend himself in court. It was so unlikely for a defendant to represent himself that a security guard at the trial had asked Pang, addressing him as a lawyer, where his client was. …