Hong Kong Freezes Listed Shares of Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai Under Security Law


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China Reuters May 14, 2021 Share Facebook Copy Link Comments Media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder of Apple Daily, arrives at West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts, in Hong Kong, China, on Sept. 3, 2020. (Tyrone Siu/Reuters) HONG KONG —Hong Kong authorities on Friday froze assets belonging to jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai. , including all shares in his company, Next Digital—the first time a listed firm has been targeted by national security laws in the financial hub. Also among assets targeted were the local bank accounts of three companies owned by him, Hong Kong’s Secretary for Security John Lee said in...