Hong Kong Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai Freed on Bail, Apple Daily Says

Jimmy Lai leaves the High Court after being granted bail on Dec. 23.Photographer: Roy Liu/Bloomberg
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Hong Kong media tycoon and Next Digital Ltd. founder Jimmy Lai has been granted bail by Hong Kong’s High Court, local media including the Apple Daily newspaper reported.

Lai was charged earlier this month with colluding with foreign forces under the city’s new national security law. He is the owner of the pro-democracy Apple Daily.