HONG KONG—Hong Kong’s High Court denied another bail application on Thursday to media tycoon and Beijing critic Jimmy Lai, the most high-profile person to be charged under the Chinese-ruled city’s national security law. The Court of Final Appeal ruled last week that a lower court’s decision last year to grant him bail applied “an erroneous…
Hong Kong Tycoon Jimmy Lai Denied Another Bid for Bail in National Security Case
February 18, 2021
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Hong Kong Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai Charged Again While in Jail: Reports
HONG KONG—Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai is being charged on suspicion of assisting one of 12 fugitives China captured at sea last year, his Apple Daily tabloid and local newspaper Oriental Daily said on Feb. 17, without citing a source. Lai, detained while awaiting a bail hearing on Thursday, has already been charged with colluding with foreign…
Hong Kong Tycoon Jimmy Lai Denied Bail in National Security Case
HONG KONG—Hong Kong’s top court denied bail on Tuesday to media tycoon and Beijing critic Jimmy Lai, the most high-profile person to be charged under the city’s national security law. Lai had been in custody since Dec. 3, except when he was released on bail for about a week late last year. He was granted…
UK Prosecutor Pulls out of Hong Kong Case Against Pro-Democracy Activists
January 20, 2021
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HONG KONG—A British prosecutor hired by the Hong Kong government to lead a case against democracy activists has pulled out after coming under pressure in Britain including “disgraceful” comments by its foreign minister, city authorities said on Wednesday. David Perry, a Queen’s Counsel, was due to lead the case against tabloid media magnate Jimmy Lai…
Hong Kong’s Top Court Puts Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai Back in Custody
HONG KONG—Hong Kong’s top court ordered media tycoon Jimmy Lai, the most high-profile person to be charged under the city’s national security law, back into custody on Thursday, saying a judge may have erred in a decision to release him on bail. The Court of Final Appeal’s ruling comes a week after Lai, one of…
Hong Kong Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai Resigns as Chairman of Next Digital
December 30, 2020
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Jimmy Lai, the founder of Next Digital, has resigned as the chairman of the company while he faces multiple charges. He was recently prosecuted under the new national security law imposed by the Chinese regime on Hong Kong. Experts fear that Lai could be extradited to mainland China for trial and they call on the…
HK Court Grants Tycoon Jimmy Lai Bail in National Security, Fraud Case
HONG KONG—A Hong Kong court granted HK$10 million ($1.3 million) bail on Wednesday to media tycoon Jimmy Lai, the highest profile pro-democracy activist charged under the city’s new national security law on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces. An immediate appeal by the prosecution was then denied on the same day. Lai is one of…
HK Court Grants Bail to Tycoon Lai in National Security, Fraud Case
HONG KONG—A Hong Kong court granted bail of HK$10 million ($1.3 million) on Dec. 23 to media tycoon Jimmy Lai, the highest-profile pro-democracy activist charged under the city’s new national security law on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces. An immediate appeal by the prosecution was rejected. Lai is one of the financial hub’s most…
Local Pro-Beijing Figure in Hong Kong Dies From COVID-19
Leticia Lee See-yin, founder of a Hong Kong pro-communist organization, died on Dec. 16, after collapsing at home. In an autopsy, it’s confirmed that she died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the Chinese Communist Party virus (CCP virus). Lee was 56 years old. According to a local police announcement, Lee fainted at home and…
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