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Media mogul Jimmy Lai (centre) outside Kowloon City police station in 2020. The tycoon is currently facing two conspiracy charges of collusion with foreign forces and another concerning sedition. Photo: Felix Wong

Jimmy Lai had final say on Apple Daily’s reportage, Hong Kong court hears

Former Apple Daily executive Chan Pui-man pushes back against defence’s argument that tabloid tycoon focused on management aspect of newspaper.

  • Former Apple Daily executive Chan Pui-man pushes back against defence’s argument that tabloid tycoon focused on management aspect of newspaper
  • ‘So, in the end, we had to see how Mr Lai set the tone for things,’ Chan tells courts on 35th day of high-profile trial

Lai’s ex-aide denies he turned prosecution witness after he met Hong Kong police

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Hong Kong mogul Jimmy Lai’s lawyers challenge ex-top aide’s testimony in court

Witness can start testifying against ex-boss Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong court hears

Jimmy Lai’s legal team says the first major prosecution witness, former Apple Daily publisher Cheung Kim-hung, can provide testimony for the prosecution before Robert Pang cross-examines him.

Jimmy Lai’s lawyers Robert Pang (right) and Marc Corlett head to court last week. Photo: Eugene Lee

Profile | Called difficult and ‘the other woman’: Yammie Lam’s screen career cut short

Hong Kong actress Yammie Lam rose to prominence in the 1980s but was dogged by tabloid newspapers and suffered personal blows that saw her career cut short. She died unexpectedly aged just 55 in 2018.

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Jailed tycoon Jimmy Lai’s Next Digital to be delisted from Hong Kong bourse

Next Digital, the media company founded by jailed tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, will be delisted from the Hong Kong stock exchange on January 12, a year and a half after the closure of its flagship newspaper Apple Daily.

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China and US clash again after Jimmy Lai convicted of fraud by Hong Kong court

US State Department spokesman calls verdict ‘grossly unjust outcome’ and asks central government to respect ‘freedom of expression’.

The former headquarters of Apple Daily in Tseung Kwan O. Photo: Winson Wong

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai jailed for 5 years and 9 months in land lease fraud case

District Court sentences Jimmy Lai, 75, after tycoon was earlier found guilty of two counts of fraud.

Hong Kong media tycoon Lai could face 10-year management ban over fraud convictions

Judge tells Lai, 74, that ban on direction and management of businesses could be in addition to jail time.

6 ex-Apple Daily staff plead guilty to collusion over Hong Kong sanctions call

High Court records first convictions of news editors and media directors under Beijing-imposed legislation since it took effect in June 2020.

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Former Apple Daily executives arrive at the High Court on Tuesday under police escort. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Beijing bites back after US slams Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai’s fraud conviction

Beijing hits back after US criticises media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s fraud conviction and ‘deterioration in protection for human rights’.

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Media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying leaves by a Correctional Services Department prison vehicle after an earlier court appearance. Photo: Jelly Tse

Beijing hits back at US senators’ remarks over conviction of Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai

China’s foreign ministry office in Hong Kong accuses US politicians of having ‘sinister intentions’ for city and call bipartisan statement proof of American collusion with newspaper owner Jimmy Lai.

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Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai found guilty of fraud in office lease case

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, 74, was accused of covering up operations of Dico Consultants at Apple Daily’s headquarters in breach of its land lease conditions.

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Jimmy Lai loses legal bid to block Hong Kong police access to content on phones

High Court judge hand-picked by city leader to oversee national security cases rules that the force is entitled to seize what would have been considered privileged material under common law.

Police officers gather at the Next Digital building in Tseung Kwan O last year. Photo: Winson Wong

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai’s fraud trial told office lease a civil matter

Lawyers for Lai and ex-Next Digital executive say firm’s violation of lease terms and defendants’ failure to disclose breach not enough to prove they intended to deceive.

Media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrives at the District Court in a prison vehicle. Photo: Jelly Tse

Former employee turns against Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai in fraud trial

Royston Chow, former senior executive of Next Digital, agrees to help prosecutors secure conviction of tycoon and former colleague, in return for exemption from criminal liability.

Jimmy Lai’s firm drops bid for return of 2.8 million files from Hong Kong police

By surrendering the files to police, liquidators of his Next Digital firm could end up giving prosecutors additional evidence.

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Hong Kong prosecutors slap 3 Apple Daily-affiliated firms with sedition charge

Apple Daily Limited, Apple Daily Printing Limited and AD Internet Limited have all been charged with sedition as part of an ongoing national security law case.

Three firms affiliated with Apple Daily have been charged with sedition as part of an ongoing national security law case. Photo: Dickson Lee

‘No red money’ behind Hong Kong bid for Taiwan-based Apple Online

Kenny Wee says he is the sole owner of the company hoping to own the Taipei-based news site

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Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai, 6 former employees hit with fresh sedition charge

The new charge alleges that the defendants conspired to print, publish, sell, offer for sale, distribute, display or reproduce seditious publications.

Taiwan’s sister website of former Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily set for sale

Hong Kong liquidator for owner Next Digital, founded by jailed tycoon Jimmy Lai, is negotiating with potential buyers for Taiwan’s Apple Online, latter says.

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Next Digital is being wound up in Hong Kong after its newspaper Apple Daily fell foul of the city’s sweeping national security law. Photo: David Wong

Hong Kong court orders winding up of Jimmy Lai’s Next Digital

High Court makes order after government petitioned to close the 40-year-old company on public interest grounds.

Next Digital is now subject to a High Court winding up order. Photo: Dickson Lee

Hong Kong watchdog to start announcing investigations of ‘high public interest’

The Financial Reporting Council previously only announced the results of its investigations, but has in recent months made the public aware that it was initiating probes into the financial reports and auditors of companies such as China Evergrande Group, Next Digital and Convoy Global Holdings.

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Ex-Apple Daily publisher denied bail after prosecutors cite remarks from US, UK

Statements from the two governments criticising the national security law and condemning Apple Daily’s closure were evidence of collusion, prosecutors argued.

Provisional liquidators appointed ahead of Next Digital winding-up decision

Judge grants application from financial secretary to appoint pair from Ernst & Young Transactions ahead of winding-up petition hearing in December.

Next Digital’s headquarters in Tseung Kwan O. Photo: Sam Tsang

Ex-Apple Daily executives face possible sentences after trial moves to High Court

The six senior executives of the now-defunct newspaper are charged under Hong Kong’s national security law with colluding with foreign forces.

The accused, who were all senior Apple Daily employees, arrive at West Kowloon Court for a pretrial hearing. Photo: Winson Wong

Hong Kong government moves to wind up Jimmy Lai’s Next Digital

Financial secretary applies to court for permission to close down publisher of defunct Apple Daily, a move authorities say is in the public interest.

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Hong Kong’s special inspector seizes Next Digital’s financial records

The seizure marks the most dramatic action since Chan was appointed on July 28 by Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po to look into allegations of illegal and fraudulent activities.

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Next Digital (formerly Next Media) was founded by high profile businessman Jimmy Lai, known for his support for democracy and criticism of China. It introduced tabloid-style journalism into Hong Kong and Taiwan, with the hugely successful Apple Daily. The group made a rare misstep by entering Taiwan’s saturated broadcasting market. In October 2012 it agreed to sell its loss-making Taiwan TV unit and to terminate its video-on-demand (VOD) services, but the deal fell through in March 2013.
last updated:
14 August, 2024
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