HONG KONG -- Former Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying has made a daily habit of carefully scanning a Hong Kong newspaper he detests. If he spots a full-page advertisement in the Apple Daily, Leung uploads an image of the ad, clearly showing the name of the advertiser, to his Facebook page.
Apple Daily is known for its strongly anti-Beijing editorial stance and its founder, Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, is an ardent supporter of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement. So it is hardly surprising that Apple Daily has been a thorn in Leung's side ever since the pro-China politician took Hong Kong's top job in 2012. He was succeeded by Carrie Lam in 2017.
