Hong Kong Arrests Journalist at Airport as Media Delete Articles


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Jun 27 2021, 9:44 PM Jun 28 2021, 11:18 AM June 27 2021, 9:44 PM June 28 2021, 11:18 AM (Bloomberg) -- (Bloomberg) -- The chief editorial writer for the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper was arrested at Hong Kong’s airport, local media reported, as another news outlet said it was taking down articles from its website amid concerns about press freedom in the Asian financial hub. Journalist Fung Wai-kong was detained as he attempted to leave the city, media including the broadcaster TVB said Sunday citing people it didn’t identify, making him the seventh person swept up in a probe...