IFJ 19 April 2021
Hong Kong: Media tycoon Jimmy Lai jailed for 14 months
Jimmy Lai, founder of the media group Next Digital, was sentenced to 14 months in prison on April 16 for organising unauthorized assemblies in late August, 2019. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly condemns the sentencing of Lai and calls for his immediate release. Jimmy Lai arrives at the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong for a bail hearing on February 9, 2021. Credit: ISAAC LAWRENCE / AFP
On April 1, Jimmy Lai Chee-ying and six other pro-democracy campaigners were found guilty of organising and taking part in an ‘unauthorised assembly’ on August 18, 2019.
On April 7, Lai, along with Lee Cheuk-yan, the general secretary of the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions, and Yeung Sum, a local legislator, pleaded guilty for taking part in an ‘unauthorised assembly’ on August 31, 2019.
Various sectors in Hong Kong hope to complete local legislation to improve electoral system as soon as possible ecns.cn - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ecns.cn Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Various sectors in Hong Kong hope to complete local legislation to improve electoral system as soon as possible 2021-04-14 13:35:57 GMT2021-04-14 21:35:57(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
HONG KONG, April 14 (Xinhua) Hong Kong s legislature started to deliberate a bill on improving the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Wednesday, as various sectors hoped that local legislation can complete as soon as possible so as to implement the principle of patriots administering Hong Kong.
The HKSAR government on Tuesday published in the Gazette the Improving Electoral System (Consolidated Amendments) Bill 2021 and tabled it to the Legislative Council (LegCo) on Wednesday for the first and second reading.
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