The Hong Kong stock exchange has halted trading of shares in media firm Next Digital after authorities froze assets belonging to its founder Jimmy Lai.
The move came after the media tycoon and nine pro-democracy activists pleaded guilty to taking part in an unlawful assembly in 2019.
Lai is already serving a 14-month sentence for his role in two other unauthorised assemblies during a period when Hong Kong residents were involved in mass anti-government protests.
Pro-democracy activists outside a court in Hong Kong (AP)
The company said it requested the trading halt after authorities announced the freeze on Lai’s assets on Friday.