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500 Hong Kong police officers raided the office of "Apple Daily", a publication owned by Jimmy Lai who is in prison for his role in democracy protests. Five editors were arrested. Media groups said the raid and arrests "are designed to create a chilling effect and intimidate journalists and media in Hong Kong."

Hong Kong police out in force to stop demonstrators marking 32nd anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing.

Hong Kong's security chief sent letters to media tycoon Jimmy Lai and branches of HSBC and Citibank this month threatening up to seven years' jail for any dealings with the billionaire's accounts in the city, according to documents seen by Reuters.

HONG KONG - Hong Kong's security chief sent letters to media tycoon Jimmy Lai and branches of HSBC and Citibank this month threatening up to seven years' jail for any dealings with the billionaire's accounts in the city, according to documents seen by Reuters. The letters, signed by Secretary for Security John Lee, were sent to Lai after the Hong...

Observers said the action extended the tightening national security apparatus into elite tiers of the banking system for the first time.

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Hong Kong Secretary for Security John Lee (李家超) this month sent letters to media tycoon Jimmy Lai (黎智英) and branches of HSBC and Citibank threatening up to seven years in jail for any dealings with the billionaire’s accounts in the territory, documents showed. The letters, signed by Lee, were sent to Lai after Hong Kong authorities announced the freezing of his majority stake in publisher Next Digital and local accounts of three companies owned by him under Hong Kong’s National S...

Hong Kong threatens to jail HSBC bankers handling Jimmy Lais accounts The Apple Daily owner has emerged as one of the highest profile targets of the territorys new national security law Jimmy Lai could face up to seven years in jail Credit: ANTHONY WALLACE /AFP Hong Kongs security chief sent letters to media tycoon Jimmy Lai and branches of HSBC and Citibank this month threatening up to seven years jail for any dealings with the billionaires accounts in the city, according to documents seen b...

Hong Kong's security chief sent letters to media tycoon Jimmy Lai and branches of HSBC and Citibank this month threatening up to seven years' jail for any dealings with the billionaire's accounts in the city, according to documents seen by Reuters.

HK security chief threatens tycoon Lais bankers with jail if they deal in his accounts A - Hong Kongs security chief sent letters to media tycoon Jimmy Lai and branches of HSBC and Citibank this month threatening up to seven years jail for any dealings with the billionaires accounts in the city, according to documents seen by Reuters. The letters, signed by Secretary for Security John Lee, were sent to Lai after the Hong Kong authorities announced the freezing of his majority stake in publishe...