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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

UK presses for consular access to Jimmy Lai as Hong Kong trial enters second day

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The British government has called on Hong Kong to provide consular access to jailed media mogul Jimmy Lai as his landmark national security trial entered its second day on Tuesday.

The 76-year-old British citizen and founder of the now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily is facing charges of colluding with foreign forces to endanger national security and conspiring with others to release seditious publications.

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