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Comment/ Opinion

Attacks on our freedoms cannot be tolerated

Albert Cheng says the violence aimed at Next Media was clearly a political message, and an open challenge to the law and authority of the police

More than 20,000 copies of Apple Daily were burned by three masked men last month in Central. Photo: Sam Tsang

Central, being a global financial centre and the administrative centre of Hong Kong, is the heart of the city as well as home to the rich and powerful, the best of the best of this modern metropolis.

It is also a significant part of Hong Kong history. Many of us still remember that during the British colonial days, a governor's arrival and departure, and the handover itself, were marked by ceremonies at Queen's Pier in Central.