Cheung Kim-hung

Cheung Kim-hung 張劍虹

Age at arrest: 59

Former CEO, Next Digital

*Currently in jail

Cheung Kim-hung was arrested during a raid on the Apple Daily offices on 17 June 2021 for conspiring to collude with foreign forces under the National Security Law. He faced a new charge of conspiracy to publish seditious publications on 28 December 2021, along with other Apple Daily executives.

Charges, incidents & sentences:

• Charge: Conspiracy to collude with foreign forces

  Incident: Six former Apple Daily employees were accused of conspiring, together with founder Jimmy Lai and three related companies, to publish over 160 items of “impugned content” since April 2019 to sway public opinion, promote protests, and call for foreign sanctions against China and Hong Kong. Cheung Kim-hung testified against Jimmy Lai in exchange for a shorter sentence. (HKFP)

  Sentence: 6 years, 9 months (HKFP)

• Charge: Conspiracy to publish in seditious publications (Reuters)

  Prosecutors decided not to pursue the charge