"Under the latest national-security law, which took effect last month [ed: March 2024], possession of “seditious publications” is a crime. A Hong Kong resident could go to prison for having a keepsake copy of Apple Daily at home."
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hong-kongs-forbidden-apple-daily-possession-of-old-newspaper-can-now-be-a-crime-a637dc26?st=mndxqa0odc8c626&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
These are last day (June 24, 2021) issue. I relieved a Hong Kong resident of the legal exposure by buying the last two they had before the authorities did it the hard way. Don't see HK being free again in our lifetimes, so wanted to have these for historical nature. One thing I've learned as a collector is history is one of the main drivers of a collection's long term value, so when history makes a move, I try to do the same.
I've got a few 9/11 NYC papers saved as well (that was much closer to home for me) but those are not rare in any way; just personal.
Anyone have any rare or cherished newspapers?