Hong Kong citizens after five executives from the Hong Kong newspaper Ringo Daily, known for its critical tone to China, were arrested by police for violating the Hong Kong National Security Law, which cracks down on anti-government movements. There is a growing movement among people to buy newspapers and support them.
On the 17th, Hong Kong police collusion with foreign powers for calling on five executives of the editorial department and management department of "Ringo Daily" to impose sanctions on the governments of China and Hong Kong through articles etc., harming national security In addition, he was arrested on suspicion of violating the Hong Kong National Security Law.
On the other hand, "Ringo Nippo" reported the case in detail on eight pages while conveying the words of the arrested executive "Let's step on" in the headline on the front page of the morning edition on the 18th.
Citizens called for support by buying apple daily reports on SNS, and commuters visited the shops in central Hong Kong one after another, and some of them bought 10 copies by themselves.
A middle-aged woman worriedly said, "I've been reading for many years, so what should I read if this newspaper runs out?"
In Hong Kong, when the founder of "Apple Daily" was arrested in August last year, similar calls spread and sold out one after another, so "Apple Daily" has more than six times the normal circulation on the 18th. 50 It means that it has been increased to 10,000 copies.