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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai is escorted to a correctional services van outside the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, Feb. 1, 2021. AFP Authorities in Hong Kong on Friday froze the personal assets of jailed pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai, under new powers granted to police under a national security law, and amid an ongoing crackdown on public dissent and political opposition in the city. Lai, who is currently serving a 14-month jail term for taking part in "illegal assemblies" during the 2019 protest movement, is also awaiting trial on charges of "collusion with foreign powers" under the...
