Hong Kong pro-democracy online media outlet Stand News announced its closure on Wednesday after police raided its offices and arrested seven people connected to it on suspicion of conspiracy to publish seditious publications.The day's developments mark the latest blow to Hong Kong's press, which has earlier seen pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily shutter as Beijing continues its efforts to crack down on dissent in the former British colony.The superintendent of the Hong Kong police's National Security Department, Steve Li, said at a press conference that the outlet had published a large nu…READ FULL ARTICLE
