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By Wing Kuang

Jimmy Lai has been China's target for decades. Now a small change to Hong Kong's legal tradition could see him jailed for life

In Hong Kong, many still remember the shocking scene of their beloved media mogul Jimmy Lai heading to court to face charges of foreign collusion.

In 2020, the then 73-year-old was handcuffed and led with a chain by a masked policeman, with another three officers surrounding him on his way to the court bus.

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