Hong Kong pro-democracy paper Apple Daily could close by the weekend, staff are told


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June 21, 2021 iStock/Kim Vermaat (HONG KONG) — Hong Kong’s last remaining opposition paper Apple Daily may be forced to shutter its operations and publish its last edition as soon as this Friday if it is unable to get the approval of the government to unfreeze its assets to pay staff. An internal memo sent to employees on Monday, seen by ABC News, said that if management still doesn’t get access to the funds, no articles will be uploaded to the media outlet’s digital platforms after 11.59 p.m. on Friday, meaning that the last newspaper could be published on Saturday...