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World Service,29 Dec 2021,26 mins

Hong Kong news site to shut after police raid

World Business Report

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Hong Kong's Stand News is to shut after a police raid and the arrest of senior staff. It was one of the few remaining media outlets that support democracy in the territory, and the BBC's Andrew Wood in Hong Kong explains the background and the potential impact on the business climate there. Also in the programme, vinyl music sales in the UK have hit their highest level since 1991, fueled by the popularity of Abba's Voyage album. We hear about the latest trends in the sale of physical music from Gennaro Castaldo of music trade association the British Phonographic Industry. Plus, the BBC's Elizabeth Hotson reports from Scotland on the state of the Scotch whisky industry. Today's edition is presented by Rob Young, and produced by Sarah Hawkins and Tom Kavanagh. (Picture: Stand News editor Patrick Lam under arrest. Picture credit: Getty Images.)

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