HK Current Affairs

The 62-year-old Canadian citizen is one of six overseas pro-democracy activists with a bounty being offered for information leading to their arrests.

The watchdog urged that concerted action is needed in response to the Hong Kong authority’s expanding transnational suppression.

There have been ongoing concerns over the physical and mental wellbeing of Jimmy Lai, with the statement noting the 77-year-old’s health ‘is deteriorating.’

The case marks the longest sentence handed down in connection with the 2019 pro-democracy protests.

Some stores have been forced to close within a year, with analysts blaming tight profit margins in the sector, coupled with market oversaturation.