In the early morning of Dec. 29, 2021, Hong Kong National Security Bureau dispatched hundreds of police officers to search the Stand News Office. During their search, the police officers seized many news materials and froze the newspaper assets worth over $7.64 million (HK $60 million) Stand News ceased its operation the same afternoon after the police arrested six former management Executives.
The now-dissolved newspaper agency had been charged with conspiring to publish seditious materials, an offense under the Crimes Ordinance.
