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By ZEN SOO and MATTHEW CHENG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) â Hong Kongâs sole remaining pro-democracy newspaper will publish its last edition Thursday, forced to shut down after five editors and executives were arrested and millions of dollars in its assets were frozen as part of Chinaâs increasing crackdown on dissent in the semi-autonomous city. The board of directors of Apple Daily parent company Next Media said in a statement Wednesday that the print and online editions will cease due to âthe current circumstances prevailing in Hong Kong.â The silencing of a prominent pro-democracy voice is the latest sign...