Jimmy Lai’s views were ‘guidelines’ for writing and picking commentary articles in Apple Daily, Hong Kong court hears
The views expressed by Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai in his Apple Daily column were “guidelines” for writing and choosing commentary articles to publish in the now-defunct newspaper, a former editorial writer has said in a landmark national security trial. Yeung Ching-kee told the court on Tuesday that it was known at the newspaper that no one dared to make changes to opinion pieces penned by its founder Lai, as the ex-editorial writer testified against his former boss for the second straight day. Lai is facing a 80-day trial and life imprisonment after he denied two counts of conspiring to...