TOKYO/HONG KONG — The national security trial of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying resumed Friday after a five-month hiatus, only to be quickly adjourned over concerns about the defendant’s health.
Final arguments put off; tycoon’s son had warned of deteriorating condition
Media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder of the now-defunct newspaper Apple Daily, reports to a Hong Kong police station in December 2020. © Reuters
KENJI KAWASE and PEGGY YE
August 15, 2025 14:02 JST
