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Hong Kong is to freeze the assets of media tycoon and democracy advocate Jimmy Lai (黎智英) under the Beijing-imposed National Security Law, the latest move to crack down one of the territory’s prominent opposition figures. Hong Kong Secretary for Security John Lee (李家超) issued notices to freeze all shares of Next Digital Ltd (壹傳媒) held by Lai, as well as local bank accounts of three companies owned by him, the Hong Kong government said in statement on Friday. Lai, 73, resigned as chairman of the media group in December last year ahead of a bail hearing. Since Beijing imposed...

Hong Kong freezes listed shares of media tycoon Lai under security law FILE PHOTO: Media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder of Apple Daily arrives at West Kowloon Courts in Hong Kong, China October 15, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu reuters_tickers This content was published on May 14, 2021 - 15:31 May 14, 2021 - 15:31 By Twinnie Siu and Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) -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 h...

Hong Kong will freeze the assets of media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai under its controversial national security law, the latest move to crack down one of the city’s prominent opposition figures.

news Beijing’s double speak: Why China owes the United Nations more than mere lip service By William Nee News from Hong Kong on Monday again drew attention to the alarming deterioration of human rights there – and gave the international community a masterclass in the Chinese government’s insidious “double speak.” In one breath, the United Nations is implicitly viewed as a potentially harmful foreign force with a negative impact on Hong Kong’s stability. In the next breath, the United Nations is portrayed as a pillar of the international order that must be resolutely “safeguarded...

The national security law not only carries sentences of up to life in prison, it also gives China jurisdiction to prosecute in mainland China violations of the law that took place in Hong Kong. It is now doing just that with 12 Hong Kong activists who