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Hong Kong Media Tycoon's Arrest Sparks Fear of Press Freedom Demise

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   The arrest of pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai and the high-profile
   police raid on the Apple Daily newspaper this week has stoked
   widespread fears of the end of Hong Kong as a flourishing city where
   information and opinions were freely aired.

   Lai, 71, was one of ten people arrested Monday for violating the
   national security law imposed by China on July 1. Among them, two were
   his sons, four were senior executives at Lai's Next Digital company,
   and three were activists, including 23-year-old Agnes Chow. Lai and
   Chow were released on bail late Tuesday.

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