Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai is released from a police station on bail on February 28. Photo: AP
Opinion
Opinion
As Carrie Lam and Beijing tighten their grip, Hong Kong must rely on its independent judiciary
- Hongkongers must see Jimmy Lai’s arrest for what it is: a clampdown on the city’s cherished freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Equally ominous is the government’s bundling of the HK$10,000 cash handouts with more police funding
Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai is released from a police station on bail on February 28. Photo: AP