8月10日，警方大舉拘捕包括壹傳媒創辦人黎智英及其兩名兒子、壹傳媒所有執行董事（3人）、香港眾志創黨人之一周庭、「香港故事」成員李宇軒、前學民思潮成員李宗澤等共10人。6人涉勾結外國勢力，部分涉串謀欺詐。近200名警員高調闖《蘋果日報》所在的將軍澳壹傳媒總部大樓搜查9小時，帶走25箱證物，其間有警員翻閱記者座位上的文件，蘋果員工指警方沒展示搜查令。
拘捕行動引起國際關注，彭定康、蓬佩奧批侵港人權利。大部分港人十分憤怒，網民發起今日「嗱，肥佬黎，呢舖我就撐你！」活動：在任何一間有售《蘋果日報》的報紙攤附近默站。
聞說尖沙咀鐘樓是其中一個熱點，梁先生在尖沙咀買了《蘋果日報》，行往鐘樓海傍，竟然有約20名軍裝及便衣警員巡邏，並截查包括他和其他路人。梁問警察買《蘋果日報》所犯何罪，為何截查，未獲正面回覆。
梁先生在鐘樓及自由戰士「翱翔的法國人」雕像前展示《蘋果日報》，無懼警方打壓。
On August 10, the police arrested Jimmy Lai, founder of Next Media, and his two sons, all executive directors of Next Media (3 people), Chow Ting, one of the founders of Demosisto, Lee Yu-hin, member of “Hong Kong Story”, and Wilson Li , member of the disbanded Scholarism, a total of 10 people. 6 were involved in collusion with foreign forces, and some were involved in conspiracy to defraud. Nearly 200 police officers marched into the headquarters building of Next Media in Tseung Kwan O where Apple Daily was located in a high-profile search for 9 hours, and took 25 boxes of exhibits. During the period, the officers looked through the documents on the desks of reporters. Apple employees said that the police did not show them a search warrant.
The arrest has aroused international attention, and Chris Patten and Pompeo criticized that the rights of Hong Kong people were infringed. Most Hong Kong people are very angry and netizens launched a “Hey, Fatso Lai, I’ll Support You!” silent protest holding up Apple Daily near any newstand across Hong Kong.
The clock tower in Tsimshatsui was rumoured to be one of the hotspots. Mr Leung bought an Apple Daily in Tsimshatsui and went to the clock tower near the waterfront. There were about 20 police officers in uniform and plainclothes patrolling, stopped and searched him and other passers-by. Leung asked the police what crime they committed in buying Apple Daily and why they were stopped and searched, but no direct reply was given by the police.
Mr Leung then displayed the Apple Daily in front of the clock tower and the statue of the freedom fighter “Flying Frenchman” undaunted by the police threats.
