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…
Former media boss and opposition activist Jimmy Lai Chee-ying took to the witness stand for the first time on Wednesday in his high-profile national security trial, admitting he had donated money to local and overseas groups but denying that he used those connections to manipulate foreign policies on Hong Kong and mainland China. Beijing rebuffed…
Hong Kong national security police have charged a 57-year-old man over allegedly publishing posts with seditious intentions on social platforms to incite hatred towards local and central authorities. The force said on Wednesday that officers from the National Security Department apprehended the suspect in Hung Hom the previous day. “An investigation revealed that the arrested…