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By Sharon Abratique and Pak Yiu Thomson Reuters Foundation Hong Kong Hong Kongâs pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily announced it will print its last edition on Thursday after a stormy year in which it was raided by police and its tycoon owner and other staff were arrested under a new national security law. The closure of the popular tabloid, which mixes pro-democracy views with racy celebrity gossip and investigations of those in power, marks the end of an era for media freedom in the Chinese-ruled city, critics say. âThank you to all readers, subscribers, ad clients and Hong Kongers for 26...
