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Hong Kong court orders defunct Apple Daily to pay HK$1.5 million over defamatory articles

Hong Kong court orders defunct Apple Daily to pay HK$1.5 million over defamatory articles
South China Morning Post Tuesday 18 August 2026, 12:24 UTC By Brian Wong 1 min read
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A Hong Kong court has ordered the defunct Apple Daily newspaper to pay HK$1.5 million in damages to a listed company and two senior executives over 10 defamatory articles that accused them of spying on the city’s pro-democracy activists at Beijing’s behest. In a written judgment delivered on Tuesday, the High Court ruled against former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying’s flagship publication after the outlet – taken over by liquidators following a government petition in 2021 – presented no...

A Hong Kong court has ordered the defunct Apple Daily newspaper to pay HK$1.5 million in damages to a listed company and two senior executives over 10 defamatory articles that accused them of spying on the city’s pro-democracy activists at Beijing’s behest. In a written judgment delivered on Tuesday, the High Court ruled against former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying’s flagship publication after the outlet – taken over by liquidators following a government petition in 2021 – presented no evidence... [Image text:] NXT DIGITAL
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