Hong Kong security lawHong Kong awaits Jimmy Lai verdict as security trial ends
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Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder of the since shuttered Apple Daily newspaper, in 2020. He now awaits a verdict on national security charges against him. © Reuters
KENJI KAWASE and PEGGY YE
August 28, 2025 14:18 JST
TOKYO/HONG KONG -- More than a year and a half since the trial of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying began, lawyers wrapped up their arguments on Thursday, with judges now ready to deliberate on the multiple national security charges against him.