Publisher Jimmy Lai’s son presses Joly to publicly call for father’s release ahead of trial

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Open this photo in gallery: Media tycoon Jimmy Lai is escorted into a Hong Kong Correctional Services van outside the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong on Feb. 1, 2021.STR/Getty Images Sebastien Lai, the son of jailed Hong Kong newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai, met with Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly Tuesday to ask for Canada’s help in freeing the pro-democracy media tycoon. The younger Mr. Lai asked Ms. Joly to press for his father’s release publicly. He said afterward that he left the meeting in Ottawa feeling hopeful. Ms. Joly’s office had no comment after the meeting. British lawyer...