Hong Kong “The freedom of the press is lost” 12:02 August 11

Hong Kong newspaper founders, including a founder of a Hong Kong newspaper known for its critical tone, were arrested on the 10th after being arrested on the 10th for violating the National Security Maintenance Law, which cracked down on anti-governmental moves. There is a growing sense of crisis among citizens that the "freedom of the press" guaranteed under the one-country-two system will be lost.

Police in Hong Kong on the 10th, including Mr. Hidetomo Rei, the founder of "Ringo Nippo", who is known for critical criticism in China for suspicion of violating the National Security Maintenance Law, and democratic activist Suiwa Was arrested.

This is the first time that a person involved in the press has been arrested under the Hong Kong National Security Maintenance Law that came into effect at the end of June. There is a growing sense of danger of being lost.

"Ringo Daily" is one of the few democratic newspapers in the Hong Kong media where China's influence has penetrated, and criticized the arrest this time as one that violates the freedom of the press in the first page of the morning newspaper on the 11th. Above, he announced that he would continue to publish newspapers amid the increasing pressure, with the big headline that "Apples will definitely show up".

Under such circumstances, support activities are spreading among the citizens, and many people in the shops in central Hong Kong visited the apple apple daily report early in the morning.

A man who bought the "Ringo Daily" for the first time on the 11th said, "I am very angry. Hong Kong should not have been in such a city. Yesterday's arrest threatened other media to criticize the government. I think."

In Hong Kong, the call to buy newspapers on SNS to help from the night of 10th has spread, and there are outlets that sell out before dawn, and the “Ringo Daily” has an circulation of 11th on the 11th, which is almost 5 times more than 550,000. It means that it was reprinted.

Mr. Feng Huang, "Emergency situation in Hong Kong now"

Democratic activist Mr. Huang Huang, who has been working with Mr. Zhou who was arrested, posted a video on his facebook after Mr. Zhou was arrested and said, ``Mr. Zhou was before the law was enacted. He was arrested despite leaving the democratic group and quitting Twitter, demonstrating that the law applies retroactively to the past."

He added, "This is an emergency for Hong Kong. I hope this footage will not be the last one before I was arrested. Whatever happens, I love Hong Kong and I see a bright future. We will continue to work on the democratization movement."