HK media group Next Digital to stop operating from July 1 – memo

After the announcement that Apple Daily and its publisher Next Digital will print their final edition on June 23, 2021, employees ignite their phone torches at the offices of Apple Daily and its publisher Next Digital in Hong Kong, China. Lam Yik/Lam Yik/Lam Yik/Lam Yik/Lam Yik Reuters, HONG KONG, June 30 – According to an internal letter seen by Reuters, Hong Kong media group Next Digital (0282.HK), which is owned by imprisoned businessman Jimmy Lai, will suspend operations on July 1. According to the document, assets tied to the company remained blocked due to an ongoing national security inquiry, which was disclosed by two of its workers separately. Next Digital was the publisher of Apple Daily, a pro-democracy daily that was shut down last week after authorities stormed its newsroom. find out more Sharon Abratique contributed reporting, Marius Zaharia wrote the story, and Louise Heavens edited it. The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles are our standards. Continue reading