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Hongkongers in London protest Apple Daily closure
10:05 June 28, 2021 AA
Hongkongers in London gathered at Piccadilly Circus on June 27, 2021 to protest the closure of the Hong Kong daily Apple Daily after Hong Kong's Beijing-backed authorities froze the paper's assets and arrested several executives. The demonstrators carrying banners reading such as "Hong Kong people are not slaves of China" and "China, not Hong Kong" chanted "Free the reporters", "Support Apple Daily" and asked the world to react to the policies of China-backed Hong Kong administration