Former Apple Daily staff plead guilty to conspiracy under Hong Kong national security law

Six former senior executives of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper have admitted conspiring with their ex-boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying in seeking international sanctions on Beijing and Hong Kong officials in breach of the city’s national security law. The High Court on November 22, 2022, recorded the first convictions of news editors and media directors under the Beijing-imposed legislation since it took effect in June 2020.