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Apple Daily newspaper founder Jimmy Lai is also facing a flurry of other cases. - AFP HONG KONG (Bloomberg): Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, veteran activist Albert Ho and eight others will plead guilty in a protest-related trial beginning on Monday (May 17), as authorities in the Asian financial hub continue to prosecute prominent pro-democracy figures. Lai, Ho and the other activists will plead guilty to organising and attending an unauthorised assembly to mark China’s national day on Oct. 1,2019, Ho said in a brief interview on Sunday. A representative for Lai could not immediately be ...

Use of security law’s powers for the first time to target a listed company could have repercussions for investors.

Hong Kong freezes assets of media tycoon Lai under security law A - Hong Kong authorities on Friday froze assets belonging to jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai, including all shares in his company, Next Digital - the first time a listed firm has been targeted by national security laws in the financial hub. Also among assets targeted were the local bank accounts of three companies owned by him, Hong Kong's Secretary for Security John Lee said in a government statement. All Access Plan

Hong Kong freezes listed shares of media tycoon Lai under security law Reuters | May 14, 2021 11:33 PM EDT Media mogul Jimmy Lai, founder of Apple Daily, arrives the Court of Final Appeal by prison van in Hong Kong, China (Photo : REUTERS/Tyrone Siu) Hong Kong authorities on Friday froze assets belonging to jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai, including all shares in his company, Next Digital - the first time a listed firm has been targeted by national security laws in the financial hub. Also among assets targeted were the local bank accounts of three companies owned by him, Hong Kong's Secretary f...

HONG KONG—Hong Kong authorities on Friday froze assets belonging to jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai, including all shares ...