Media tycoon Jimmy Lai and three related companies associated with Apple Daily are facing their 19th day of trial on charges of colluding with foreign forces. Former publisher of Apple Daily, Cheung Kim-hung, continued to be cross-examined by the defense. The defense listed the front pages that contain anti-amendment demonstrations from June to August 2019, pointing out that all the demonstrations were issued with a notice of no objection, and that Apple Daily only supported peaceful demonstrations. Cheung Kim-hung disagreed, saying that as the violence became more intense, Apple Daily followed Lai’s stance and published articles from a more sympathetic and supportive angle. Although he felt that some of the articles were inappropriate, “the problem is that I am in this position, and as the publisher, I have to implement Mr. Lai’s policies.
