Hong Kong online news portal Citizen News has revealed it will cease operations from Tuesday to “ensure everyone is safe in this time of crisis”.
In a statement posted on its Facebook page on Sunday night, the news portal said it had always loved Hong Kong, but what it was facing these days was no longer merely “the pounding of wind and rain” but “the attack by tornadoes and massive waves”.
“Unfortunately, the changes in society in the past two years and the deterioration of the environment for media has made it impossible for us to achieve our belief without worries.”
The abrupt announcement came hot on the heels of an operation last Wednesday, in which national security police scooped up seven people who worked at, or were linked to, news portal Stand News for allegedly publishing seditious content and stirring up hatred against the government.
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