Make Jimmy Lai’s release a precondition for closer UK-China ties, son says

Andrew said he ‘ceased all contact’ with the businessman Yang Tengbo when concerns were first raised about him (Alamy/PA) -

The son of a convicted Hong Kong media tycoon has called on the British government to “put action behind words” and make his father’s release a precondition for closer relations between the UK and China.

British national Jimmy Lai, 78, has been found guilty by a Hong Kong court of conspiracy and sedition charges under the territory’s Beijing-imposed national security law.