Free Taiwan will continue to support freedom in Hong Kong, says President Tsai Ing-wen Taipei [Taiwan], June 25 (ANI): Taiwan''s President Tsai Ing-wen on Thursday expressed regret over the closure of the Apple Daily newspaper in Hong Kong and said a free Taiwan will continue to support freedom for Hong Kong. After Apple Daily published its last edition on Thursday, Tsai posted her remarks on her Facebook page, saying that the daily was also a beachhead for those who are not afraid of authoritarian rule, long for democracy and pursue freedom, reported NHK World. Pledging Taiwan''s continued support, Tsai expressed hope that the yearning for freedom and democracy deep in the hearts of Hong Kong people will one day make the "Pearl of the Orient" shine again. Earlier, scores of Hongkongers rushed overnight to buy a copy of Hong Kong''s Apple Daily pro-democracy newspaper''s last-ever edition on Thursday. As queues of customers stretched outside newsstands across Hong Kong on early Thursday, a round of applause erupted in the Apple Daily newsroom at 11. 45 pm to mark executive editor-in-chief Lam Man-chung sending off the last issue of the newspaper to the printing press, South China Morning Post reported. "Keep it up, Apple Daily!