HK court rejects Jimmy Lai challenge to national security body

A HONG Kong court today dismissed a legal challenge by jailed pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, conceding it had “no jurisdiction” over Beijing’s national security apparatus in the city.

Lai, founder of the now-shuttered tabloid Apple Daily, is awaiting trial for “collusion with foreign forces” – an offence under a security law Beijing imposed in 2020 to quell dissent.