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Lai Chee-ying (Chinese: 黎智英; born 8 December 1947 [4] ), also known as Jimmy Lai, is a Hong Kong businessman and politician. He founded Giordano, an Asian clothing retailer, Next Digital (formerly Next Media), a Hong Kong-listed media company, and the popular newspaper Apple Daily.
Dec 18, 2023 · Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai, one of the most outspoken critics of the Chinese Communist Party, faces national security trial charges that may send him to life in prison.
5 days ago · HONG KONG – A Hong Kong court ruled that a national security case against pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai may proceed, rejecting his bid to quash a trial that could see the 76-year-old founder of ...
Apr 10, 2024 · Lai, 76, has pleaded not guilty to two charges of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces - which carry a possible life sentence - and a lesser charge of conspiracy to publish seditious...
5 days ago · A Hong Kong court on Thursday dismissed a bid by the legal team for jailed democrat Jimmy Lai to terminate his national security trial, saying prosecutors had sufficient prima facie evidence for ...
Jan 2, 2024 · Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai has pleaded not guilty to sedition and collusion with foreign forces in a landmark security trial. Mr Lai, 76, faces life imprisonment if convicted...
Dec 10, 2022 · HONG KONG, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Pro-democracy Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced on Saturday to five years and nine months in prison for fraud, convicted of violating a lease contract for the...
5 days ago · HONG KONG: A defense lawyer said Thursday (July 25) that prominent publisher Jimmy Lai will testify in his defense in the landmark national security trial brought under a Beijing-imposed law that ...
Dec 17, 2023 · 76 year old Jimmy Lai has been detained in Hong Kong since December 2020. He is facing charges of foreign collusion under the National Security Law and sedition.
6 days ago · Jailed ex-media mogul Jimmy Lai is set to return to a Hong Kong court to face a national security trial that could see the 76-year-old put away for life.