Court hearing set in July on confiscating Jimmy Lai’s properties

Hong Kong authorities have proceeded to confiscate properties linked to crimes committed by former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, with a hearing scheduled in three months to address the court order. According to a court document inspected by the South China Morning Post on Wednesday, the secretary for justice filed an application with the Court of First Instance to confiscate Lai’s properties after he was sentenced to serve 20 years in jail. A 60-minute hearing is scheduled for July 8 to handle the confiscation order before a High Court judge. The government last week said the judicial proceeding was taken…