Hong Kong – Journalists at Apple Daily, a feisty Hong Kong newspaper, had been bracing for some kind of a crackdown.
The splashy Chinese-language tabloid — which mixes celebrity gossip, investigations of the powerful and pro-democracy editorials — has increasingly been under the scrutiny of the authorities since the arrest last August of owner Jimmy Lai, who remains in jail for joining unauthorized rallies.
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