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Adviser to jailed Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai says Apple Daily to shut within days

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Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily will be forced to shut тАЬin a matter of daysтАЭ after authorities froze the companyтАЩs assets under a new national security law, an adviser to jailed tycoon Jimmy Lai said on Monday.

Mark Simon, speaking by phone from the United States, said the company has no more access to funds and it plans to hold a board meeting on Monday to discuss how to move forward.

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