
Rebel or traitor? Trial of Hong Kong's rebel mogul Jimmy Lai resumes
Lai is accused of colluding with foreign forces under a Beijing-imposed national security law.
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Lai Chee-ying, also known as Jimmy Lai, is a Hong Kong businessman and politician. He founded Giordano, an Asian clothing retailer, Next Digital, a Hong Kong-listed media company, and the popular newspaper Apple Daily. He is one of the main contributors to the pro-democracy camp, especially to the Democratic Party. Although he is known as a Hong Kong political figure, he has been a British national since 1996. Lai is also an art collector.
Lai is accused of colluding with foreign forces under a Beijing-imposed national security law.
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been in a high-security prison for more than 1,600 days.