HK security dept annuls voting rights of Next Digital's imprisoned owner FILE PHOTO: Media mogul Jimmy Lai, founder of Apple Daily, arrives the Court of Final Appeal by prison van in Hong Kong, China February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu reuters_tickers This content was published on June 1, 2021 - 11:20 June 1, 2021 - 11:20 (Reuters) -Media publisher Next Digital Ltd said on Tuesday Hong Kong's National Security Department confirmed its founder and controlling shareholder, jailed tycoon Jimmy Lai, must not exercise voting rights on shares held by him. Lai, who owns a 71.26% stake in Next Digital, can only exercise voting rights under the authority of a license granted by the Secretary for Security, according to the Security Department.