A Hong Kong court has sentenced a handyman to one year in prison for posting seditious messages on his social media accounts to incite hatred towards central and local authorities. Chow Kim-ho, 57, on Tuesday pleaded guilty to one count of knowingly publishing seditious publications under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, which was passed by…
Former Hong Kong media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has admitted trying to win a court’s permission for him to travel to the United States five years ago by withholding “politically sensitive” information about his plan to meet the nation’s vice-president. Lai, 77, made the remarks on Wednesday when his legal team re-examined their client’s evidence…
Hong Kong police have seized HK$76 million (US$9.8 million) worth of suspected ketamine and cocaine hidden in legitimate goods, arresting four people, including two recruited with the promise of receiving free travel and cash rewards of up to HK$50,000. Jacky Chang Ka-chun, acting superintendent of the force’s narcotics bureau, said on Wednesday that officers confiscated…
Ex-media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has acknowledged being “insensitive” for failing to vet two videos published on Apple Daily fronted by a now-fugitive calling for US sanctions against Hong Kong and Beijing before the imposition of the national security law. Judges on Tuesday grilled Lai over his position that he was initially unaware of the…
Former Hong Kong media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has said he misjudged how effective a United States law enabling economic sanctions against city officials would be, despite lobbying for its passage amid anti-government protests in 2019. Lai initially told his marathon national security trial on Thursday that he was “not interested” in the Hong Kong…
Former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has said he opposed Washington’s decision to end Hong Kong’s preferential trade treatment after the national security law was adopted in 2020 as the US’ move would make the city more vulnerable to mainland Chinese “interference”. Lai told his high-profile national security trial on Tuesday that he had hoped…
Former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has admitted he called on the US to use its “moral authority” to start a “war of competing values” against mainland China, as he underscored he was “desperate” for international support after Beijing imposed the national security law on Hong Kong. Lai told West Kowloon Court on Monday he…
Former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has said he might have asked a senior US official to impose sanctions on Beijing and Hong Kong following the city authorities’ crackdown on the 2019 anti-government protests. Lai on Wednesday also tried to distance himself from the “Fight for Freedom, Stand with Hong Kong” (SWHK) international lobbying group,…
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. Lai, 76, has denied two charges of conspiring to collude with foreign forces under the 2020 national security law, as well as a…
Former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has revealed he had access to “internal” US government information but denied a former top aide’s allegation he had pressured his now-defunct Apple Daily tabloid to draft a sanctions list for Washington after Hong Kong adopted the 2020 national security law. Lai, 76, returned to the witness box on…