Hong Kong’s online news portal Citizen News has announced it will cease operations from Tuesday. The abrupt announcement came hot on the heels of a police operation last Wednesday, in which national security officers scooped up seven people who worked at, or were linked to, another news portal Stand News for allegedly publishing seditious content and stirring up hatred against the government. Stand News dismissed all its staff and shut down on the same day, but its acting editor-in-chief and his predecessor were eventually charged and subsequently denied bail. Citizen News said its decision was to ensure the safety of…