Foreign secretary David Cameron is being urged to demand the release of newspaper tycoon Jimmy Lai as the British national prepares for a high-profile trial in Hong Kong this month.
Lai, 76, is facing a life sentence, accused of colluding with foreign forces under the draconian national security law introduced by Beijing in 2020 following mass protests.
In September, Cameron spoke at two events in the United Arab Emirates to promote Sri Lanka’s Port City Colombo, an infrastructure project supported by Chinese investment.
Jimmy Lai was arrested in August 2020 when Hong Kong police raided the offices of his newspaper, Apple Daily, which had infuriated China by supporting pro-democracy protests.
After making his fortune in the rag trade, Lai founded a series of magazines in the wake of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, before starting the tabloid-style Apple Daily in 1995.
Sebastien Lai has acted as an advocate and envoy on behalf of his father, whose trial is due to start on 18 December and is scheduled to last 80 days, but has been previously adjourned.
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Foreign secretary David Cameron is being urged to demand the release of newspaper tycoon Jimmy Lai as the British national prepares for a high-profile trial in Hong Kong this month.
Lai, 76, is facing a life sentence, accused of colluding with foreign forces under the draconian national security law introduced by Beijing in 2020 following mass protests.
In September, Cameron spoke at two events in the United Arab Emirates to promote Sri Lanka’s Port City Colombo, an infrastructure project supported by Chinese investment.
Jimmy Lai was arrested in August 2020 when Hong Kong police raided the offices of his newspaper, Apple Daily, which had infuriated China by supporting pro-democracy protests.
After making his fortune in the rag trade, Lai founded a series of magazines in the wake of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, before starting the tabloid-style Apple Daily in 1995.
Sebastien Lai has acted as an advocate and envoy on behalf of his father, whose trial is due to start on 18 December and is scheduled to last 80 days, but has been previously adjourned.
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