Apple Daily Telegram Channel Backup

Background

Apple Daily is the biggest pro-democracy newspaper in Hong Kong. This 26-year-old newspaper was forced to close on 23 June 2021 due to the government’s efforts to stifle Hong Kong’s media and freedom of press.
This repository aims at preserving the channel history from Telegram of Apple Daily.

About the Data

• Source of data: Collected from the Telegram channel of Apple Daily. (http://t.me/appledaily.hk)
• Data collection period: 3 November 2017 – 23 June 2021
• File format: HTML and json
• Limitation: The majority of URLs in the record have been broken due to the shut down of Apple Daily official website.

Declaration

The copyright of all content under this repository are owned by Next Digital Ltd.
Please assess the legal risks and liabilities before publishing or downloading any materials of Apple Daily, especially under the harsh and complicated political environment nowadays.