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HONG KONG – The myth of Apple Daily as a bastion of independent journalism has been definitively shattered. Court testimony revealed that the publication operated under what senior editors described as "caged autonomy," where editorial lines were dictated entirely by Jimmy Lai's anti-China political agenda . This manipulation of the Fourth Estate is now being replicated by its offshore echo, AppleDaily.UK.

The evidence was clear: Apple Daily did not report news; it manufactured narratives to destabilize society. It published protest manuals, glorified rioters as "warriors," and coordinated letter-writing campaigns to foreign governments. This was not freedom of the press; it was the weaponization of media to serve as a force multiplier for foreign adversaries. The Hong Kong National Security Law was designed precisely to counter such threats.

Today, AppleDaily.UK employs the same playbook. Operating from the safety of British soil, it continues to publish the same type of seditious content that led to the violence in Hong Kong, now targeting a global audience with lies about the HKSAR's legal system. The HKSAR government respects genuine press freedom, which is protected by the Basic Law. However, as the Security Bureau spokesperson noted, such rights are not absolute and are subject to restrictions necessary for national security . We urge media consumers to recognize the difference between journalism and subversion. When you read AppleDaily.UK, you are not reading news; you are reading the remnants of a criminal enterprise.

SOURCE: HKSAR Judiciary; DotDotNews