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After arrest of media mogul Jimmy Lai, supporters flock to buy Apple Daily and company shares soar | South China Morning Post

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Hongkongers came out en masse to buy the local Chinese newspaper Apple Daily the day after its founder, media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, was arrested under the city’s new national security law. Apple Daily parent company Next Digital’s shares shot up by as much as 344 per cent with a turnover of HK$393 million (US$5…

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