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Hong Kong court delays trial of pro-democracy tycoon

The trial was set to start Thursday but was adjourned to December 13 for prosecutors to come up with a new timetable, pending any move from Beijing.

Police stand guard as pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai (not pictured) arrives in a correctional services van at the high court in Hong Kong. (Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE / AFP)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

Jailed pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai's trial under Hong Kong's national security law was delayed today, December 1, 2022, as the government asked Beijing to bar Lai from being represented

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