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Newspaper Besieged                                                 

Lam Yik Fei photographed the Oct. 16 issue of Hong Kong newspaper the Apple Daily as it rolled off the presses, featuring a front page report on the alleged police beating of demonstrator and Civic Party member Ken Tsang, the subject of a four-minute news video that is unraveling more than two weeks of efforts to win back the hearts and minds of Hong Kong citizens.

Back at Apple Daily publisher Next Media Ltd., masked men and women have besieged the printing plant of the pro-protest newspaper, delaying delivery of the Apple Daily and other papers printed at the site. The group has been obstructing trucks and trying to inspect the newspapers, said Mark Simon, commercial director for Next Media.

“They basically stand and yell,” Simon said. “They block our trucks from coming out, which delays us getting to the streets.” Simon said that he believed the protests were likely organized by people in mainland China.

Photographer: Lam Yik Fei/Bloomberg

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