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HK tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under security law, bearing out ‘worst fears’

HK tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under security law, bearing out ‘worst fears’

GREG TORODE and JAMES POMFRET  HONG Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai became the highest-profile person arrested under a new national security law on Monday, detained over suspected collusion with foreign forces as around 200 police searched the offices of his Apple Daily newspaper. Mainland-born Lai, who was smuggled into Hong Kong on a fishing boat when he was a penniless 12-year-old, has been one of the most prominent democracy activists in the Chinese-ruled city and an ardent critic of Beijing. His arrest comes amid Beijing's crackdown against pro-democracy opposition in the city and further stokes concerns about media and other…
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