Police arrested 7 people, aged between 39 to 72, under #NationalSecurityLaws, including @appledaily_hk’s founder Jimmy Lai. reut.rs/2DuQGlI
In an interview with Reuters in May, Lai pledged to stay in Hong Kong and continue to fight for democracy. “What I have, this place gave me, I will fight on till the last day. It will be (an) honour if I ... sacrifice,” said Lai, choking up at times. reut.rs/2XdxGiw
Police is searching Apple Daily’s Office. According to the Apple Daily’s livestream, police said they'll collect personal information and job nature of all staff. #NationalSecurityLaw 
Police mark down the ID of the Apple Daily reporters and claim is to ensure they are working for the newspaper. #NationalSecurityLaw
Dozens of police handcuff Jimmy Lai and search his office. Police cordon off Jimmy Lai's office while they're searching it now. Lawyer and staff are prevented from getting closer to the cordon line. #NationalSecurityLaw
Li Kwai-wah, senior superintendent of the National Security Department said the initial search of the Apple Daily’s building is to ensure they won’t search certain departments involving news materials. #NationalSecurityLaw
This is not true. They did search reporters' desks earlier on.
Several media being barred from getting closer to interview Li Kwai-wah, including RTHK,Stand News and Inmedia. Police said they would only allow press organizations that are local, "bigger-scaled" and didn't cause disturbance and threat to police in previous operations to go in.
Apple Daily Cheif Editor has told the reporters that the warrant does not include any news material and police has no right to view or take away any news materials.
After RTHK raised concern on their facebook page, they are allowed to get in, but more media are still barred from entering.
"I think somewhere in third-world countries there has been such kind of press freedom suppression, just didn't expect it to be in Hong Kong," said Chris Yeung, chair of the Hong Kong Journalists Association.
Police also searched Jimmy Lai’s son Lai Yiu-yan’s restaurant Cafe Season and took away a basket of evidence, including computers. #NationalSecurityLaw
"Press freedom is of cause being obstructed. We can't worry too much. We can only go with the flow," said @JimmyLaiApple. He said the police didn't notify him about the search beforehand. He is being taken to the Mong Kok Police Station. facebook.com/hk.nextmedia/v…
Shares of media company Next Digital (0282.HK), which publishes Apple Daily, continues to surge as financial commentators calling people to buy the stock to show supports for Apple Daily because "it’s the last main-stream media fighting against the CCP".
Blogger Ka Ming also calling people to buy out all the newspaper to show support. He wrote "even if Apple Daily publish a pile of blank paper tomorrow, we would go and buy a copy of it until it's sold out. No man is an island. For whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee.”
9 people being arrested under #NationalSecurityLaw now.
According to activist @chowtingagnes’s Facebook Page, police have entered her home. It's unclear if arrests will be made. The lawyers are rushing there.
In an interview HK01, Chris Tang said they will have a new arrangement for media, only “credible” media will be allowed to report inside the cordon line, the rest need to say outside, and the decision will be made by PPRB based on past performances. The time and detail is tbc.
Police said 9 men,1 female are arrested under #NSL. 2 males 1 female is related to an organization that ask foreign countries to sanction Hong Kong and executives of a media company are arrested for backing this organization financially by using a foreign bank account.
Chief Superintendent Kenneth Kwok of the police public relations branch said they always respect media press freedom and their right to report. He said they already allowed 15 media to go within the cordon line and do the reporting there. #PressFreedom #NationalSecurityLaws
On the question of police flipping through pages and information on journalists' desk, Senior Superintendent of the national security department Li Kwai-wah said that they were just "scanning" to make sure those weren't news materials. #PressFreedom #NationalSecurityLaw
An ITV News spokesperson said: “We can confirm that @wilsonlicc works for ITV News in a freelance capacity. We are concerned to hear of his arrest and are urgently seeking clarification of the circumstances.” itv.com/news/2020-08-1…
@chowtingagnes was brought on a private vehicle out of her home. Some residents shouted "Shameful!" as the vehicle drove away.
