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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sylvia Hui

Son of jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai lobbies UK foreign secretary for his release

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The son of jailed Hong Kong media mogul and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai will meet with Britain's foreign secretary on Tuesday to lobby for the U.K.'s help in securing his release from prison.

Lai, the founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily, an outspoken pro-democracy newspaper, faces a long-delayed trial next week over charges he violated sweeping national security laws that Beijing imposed on Hong Kong after anti-government protests.

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