CY Leung Reveals He Once Met Apple Daily Advertisers; Ta Kung Pao Said Chief Executive Was “Wronged” and CE Office Denied It
梁振英自爆曾約見《蘋果》廣告客戶 大公報當年指特首「被屈」 引特首辦稱「絕無此事」
Following the court’s conviction of Next Digital founder Jimmy Lai Chee-ying for conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and conspiracy to publish seditious publications, former Chief Executive and Vice-Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference CY Leung Chun-ying wrote on social media yesterday (18th) that, over a number of years, he had publicly named Apple Daily advertisers and, in his capacity as chief executive, proactively arranged meetings with the newspaper’s major advertisers. He said this ultimately reduced Apple Daily’s full-page and half-page advertising to “close to zero”. Reports show that Apple Daily reported on 28 May 2014 that, in addition to Standard Chartered Group receiving an “order”, Leung had personally, or through his “Leung fans”, explicitly or implicitly indicated to business and tourism-sector figures that they should not advertise in Apple Daily. The following day, the official media outlet Ta Kung Pao said that Apple Daily had “wronged the chief executive” and that the Chief Executive’s Office had stated there was “absolutely no such thing”. Eleven years later, Leung’s article ultimately confirmed the report.
壹傳媒創辦人黎智英被法院裁定串謀勾結外國勢力，以及串謀發布煽動刊物罪成，前特首、全國政協副主席梁振英昨日（18 日）在社交平台撰文，指他以往多年來透過公開點名，又以特首身份主動約見《蘋果日報》的大廣告客戶，最終讓《蘋果》的全版和半版廣告「壓縮到接近零」。翻查報道，《蘋果日報》在 2014 年 5 月 28 日曾經報道，除了渣打集團收到「下令」之外，梁振英曾親自或透過「梁粉」向商界及旅遊界明示或暗示不應在《蘋果》賣廣告。翌日，官媒《大公報》就稱「《蘋果》屈特首」，又指特首辦表明「絕無此事」。十一年過去，梁振英文章最終證實了消息。