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Apple Daily ordered to pay HK$1.5M for defamatory spying articles

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A Hong Kong court has ordered the defunct Apple Daily newspaper to pay HK$1.5 million in damages. The ruling stems from 10 articles published in 2019 that accused China Innovation Investment Limited and its executives, Xiang Xin and Kung Ching, of spying on pro-democracy activists on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party. The judge found the articles defamatory and noted that Apple Daily failed to prove its allegations or allow the accused to respond before publication. AI

RANK_REASON Court ruling on a defunct media outlet's defamation case.

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Apple Daily ordered to pay HK$1.5M for defamatory spying articles

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Brian Wong ·

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

    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 …

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