Search One Media | "Apple Daily" printed to 500,000 copies of newspapers sold 20 times more and still swept away

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Written by: Lin Yingxian

2021-06-18 18:56

Last update date: 2021-06-18 18:56

The National Security Office of the police conducted a raid on the Apple Building yesterday and arrested five people, including the CEO of Next Media and the editor-in-chief of Apple Daily, in accordance with the "Hong Kong National Security Act", which caused great repercussions.

The "Apple Daily" was published as usual today, with an additional printing of 500,000 copies, and many citizens went to the newsstand to buy it.

A reporter from "Hong Kong 01" inspected the newspaper stalls in Mong Kok and Admiralty at noon this (18th). Many of the stalls of "Apple" were sold out, or only a small amount of stock was left. Many citizens went to the stalls to buy newspapers and all went out of stock. .

The newspaper vendors unanimously described the public's overwhelming response. Some newspapers had nearly 20 times more goods than usual but were swept away in a short period of time. They even more bluntly hoped to replenish them. "You can get two or three hundred more copies!"

The reporter inspected the sales of "Apple Daily" in Mong Kok at noon today and found that many stalls were sold out.

Ms. Du, a newspaper vendor set up at the Mong Kok Bank Center, said that about 1,000 copies of Apple Daily were bought today, which is four times as many as usual. At noon, there were only more than a hundred copies left. She described that the sales were active and she expected to be sold out in a while.

She revealed that the first 200 copies were delivered at 12 o'clock in the morning, and they were sold out in just a few minutes, describing the citizens who bought the newspapers as "troopers."

She called the wholesaler at 9 o'clock this morning to replenish the goods, but the other party said that they could not make any more replenishments today.

The newspaper stall opposite to the Mong Kok Center also included 4,000 copies of "Apple", which were sold out at 2 pm. The person in charge said that there were more goods today than usual, but they were all sold out quickly. She had already requested replenishment, and it was unknown whether it would be possible. .

The newspaper stalls downstairs in the neighboring TOP mall also included 700 copies of "Apple" today, and they were sold out in the afternoon. The person in charge today purchased nearly 20 times the amount of goods in normal days, describing the rapid increase in sales, "Going so fast." There are also many enquiries from guests today.

When asked if he would like to replenish the stock, he thought bluntly, "It doesn't matter if you buy more than 200 or 300 copies!"

In the newspaper stalls outside the Admiralty MTR station, "Apple" was also swept away. The person in charge said that the amount of goods received was 10 times more today, but the total number of incoming goods is not certain. It was also sold out at 8 o'clock this morning.

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