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A demonstration for the editorial staff of the "Apple Daily" in London
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The China-critical newspaper "Apple Daily" was considered one of the most important pro-democratic voices in Hong Kong.
Another journalist for the newspaper has now been arrested at Hong Kong Airport, according to local media reports.
It is about Fung Wai-Kong, an editor and columnist for the newspaper, which has since been discontinued.
He is the seventh employee to be arrested for national security reasons in the past few weeks, reports the South China Morning Post, among others.
His former work colleague Jack Hazelwood wrote on Twitter that Fung wanted to fly to London and urged the British authorities to intervene.
The Hong Kong police spoke of a 57-year-old man who had been arrested at the airport for "conspiracy to cooperate with foreign countries or foreign forces to endanger national security".
The popular tabloid was targeted by the authorities for alleged violations of the Hong Kong security law.
Several executives from the Apple Daily were arrested last week.
Editor-in-chief Ryan Law and editor-in-chief Kim-hung have been charged and are on remand.
Newspaper assets have been frozen.
Alleged "conspiracy with foreign countries"
According to the police, there is solid evidence that more than 30 articles published in the "Apple Daily" aimed to induce other states to sanction China and Hong Kong.
There was talk of a "conspiracy with foreign countries".
After a raid by hundreds of police and the freezing of important bank accounts, the editorial team finally had to give up its work.
The last issue appeared last Thursday.
Beijing introduced the controversial security law a year ago in response to ongoing mass protests.
Thousands of people had repeatedly demonstrated for more democracy in the Chinese Special Administrative Region.
mrc / Reuters