"Poisonous Apple", the poison is in the cloak of the media, causing harm to the country and Hong Kong

　　Yin Lei

　　The Hong Kong police today arrested three companies including Apple Daily Co., Ltd. and five directors of Apple Daily on suspicion of "conspiring to collude with foreign countries or foreign forces to endanger national security." The Security Bureau of the Special Administrative Region Government has frozen Apple Daily Co., Ltd. in accordance with the law. Wait for the assets of the three companies.

This is very exciting and good news for the Hong Kong society that is suffering from poison.

The Liaison Office of the Hong Kong Central Committee, the National Security Agency in Hong Kong, and the Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Security Bureau Li Jiachao all voiced their support for the police to strictly enforce the law.

"Request the poisonous fruit to close the files as soon as possible, so as not to harm the world!" The comments of netizens even expressed the aspirations of Hong Kong citizens.

　　The people of Hong Kong hated the "poisonous apple" a long time ago.

Especially during the "Regulations Amendment Disturbance", from the maliciously spreading rumors of the "Prince Edward Station killed people" incident to the "Xinwuling Sexual Assault" incident out of nothing, Apple Daily and its advocates concocted a large number of fake news to smear the SAR government and The police force wantonly incited violence and tried to mess up Hong Kong.

The "poison" of the "poisonous apple" lies in its words and deeds, which are deeply imprinted by opposing China's chaos in Hong Kong and selling Hong Kong for prosperity.

Long-term in-depth collusion with overseas anti-China forces, advocating "unlawful justice" and acting as an "protective umbrella" and "transit station" for anti-China and Hong Kong groups...These actions are openly touching the red line of the law in any sovereign country.

The Hong Kong police pointed out that since 2019, "Poisoned Apple" has published dozens of Chinese and English reports in physical newspapers and on the Internet, disregarding the overall interests of Hong Kong society and the welfare of the general public, and blatantly appealing to foreign countries to impose sanctions on China and Hong Kong. Or, foreign institutions may damage Hong Kong's rights and interests by providing "ammunition."

Even after the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law, Apple Daily still brazenly challenged national security and undermined Hong Kong's overall interests.

Let me ask, which country will allow its own media to sell its national interests without a bottom line, and which country will allow its own media to collude with foreign forces to carry out subversive activities?

　　The authority of the national security law cannot be challenged, and no one can override the rule of law.

The Basic Law guarantees that Hong Kong residents enjoy the freedom of speech, news, and press,

What's more, Li Zhiying and others colluded with foreign forces to call on foreign and other organizations to impose sanctions on China and the SAR government. They have nothing to do with general journalism and are completely endangering national security.

The police's strict enforcement of justice and the thunder operation to firmly safeguard national security are based on the law and have laws to follow. They have won support and praise from all walks of life in Hong Kong and the general public.

The most poisonous thing about "poisoned apples" is that they do harm to the country and Hong Kong under the guise of the media under the banner of "freedom of the press."

In addition to acting as a "propaganda machine" for anti-China forces that disrupt Hong Kong, "Poison Apple" is already a very dangerous "political organization". It not only undermines national security and Hong Kong's interests, but also corrupts Hong Kong's media ecology.

Hong Kong citizens have long seen the illegal nature of the relevant actions. Many people have recently submitted petition letters to the Companies Registry several times, urging them to remove the registration of Next Media as soon as possible.

In addition to Li Zhiying, who was charged with 9 cases and 11 crimes, should also find more worms in the "poisoned apple", defend the dignity of the law, and guard the hard-won transition from chaos to the strong voice of Hong Kong citizens.

　　During the "Regulations Amendment Disturbance", the "Poisoned Apples" kept the slogan "tracking the truth and guarding justice" every day. This slogan sounds even more ironic today.

For "poisonous apples" under the banner of freedom of the press and engaging in activities that endanger national security, it is obviously more appropriate to change these eight words to "tracing crooked truths and guarding personal gains."