[1] Citizen News was founded by 10 veteran journalists, including Ming Pao former editor-in-chief Kevin Lau and former HKJA chairperson Daisy Li.

They expressed concern on the worsening freedom of press in Hong Kong at that time, and hoped to start a new platform to secure jornalistic professionalism.

[6] The outlet shut down on 4 January 2022, citing unclear “legal boundaries,” after the passing of the controversial national security law.

[10] At the time of its closure, Citizen News employed a team of around 40 who worked from a newsroom in Cheung Sha Wan.

[1] Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam stated that Citizen News had decided to close on its own, and therefore the incident was not an issue of diminishing freedom of the press.