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    • Lai Chee-ying (Chinese: 黎智英; born 8 December 1947 ), also known as Jimmy Lai, is a Hong Kong businessman and politician. He founded Giordano, an Asian clothing retailer, Next Digital (formerly Next Media), a Hong Kong-listed media company, and the popular newspaper Apple Daily. He is one of the main contributors to the pro-democracy camp, especia… See more

    BornLai Chee-ying · 8 December 1947 · Canton, Republic of China
    OccupationsEntrepreneur · activist
    TitleFounder and ex-chairman of Next Digital · Founder of Giordano International
    Criminal chargesUnauthorised assembly (convicted, 20-month jail) · 18 August rally, 12-month jail · 31 August rally, 8-month jail · 1 October rally, 14-month jail · 2020 Tiananmen vigil, 14-month jail · Fraud (convicted, 69-month jail) · Sedition · Collusion
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    Lai was born in Canton (Guangzhou), China, on 8 December 1947. At the age of 12, he entered Hong Kong as a stowaway on a boat. Upon his arrival, Lai began work as a child labourer in a garment factory for a wage of th… See more

    Business career

    Lai's factory work saw him rise to the position of factory manager. In 1975, Lai used his year-end bonus on Hong Kong stocks to raise cash and bought a bankrupt garment factory, Comitex, where he began producing s… See more

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    On 12 August 2024 the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal rejected the appeals by Jimmy Lai and six others against conviction for taking part in an unauthorised procession. The appeal determined the scope of "operational proportionality" in relation to human rights in Hong Kong. The defendants were sentenced to imprisonment.

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    Jan 2, 2024 · Prominent activist and publisher Jimmy Lai on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to three charges of sedition and collusion with foreign countries in a landmark national security trial in Hong Kong.

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