Jimmy Lai's Hong Kong security trial adjourned over health concerns

Final arguments put off; tycoon's son had warned of deteriorating condition

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Media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder of the now-defunct newspaper Apple Daily, reports to a Hong Kong police station in December 2020. © Reuters

KENJI KAWASE and PEGGY YE

TOKYO/HONG KONG -- The national security trial of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying resumed Friday after a five-month hiatus, only to be quickly adjourned over concerns about the defendant's health.

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