A German shipping company is suing the now-defunct pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper for failing to collect 471 rolls of newsprint shipped to Hong Kong three years ago. Apple Daily was forced to shut down in June 2021 following police raids and authorities freezing HK$18 million of its assets over national security allegations. Its founder Jimmy Lai and three companies linked to the newspaper are standing trial on conspiracy charges of colluding with foreign forces and publishing “seditious” materials. German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd on Wednesday asked Hong Kong’s High Court to order the…
