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South China Morning Post on 2024-02-05 10:40

Jimmy Lai asked Apple Daily executive to help UK-based group campaigning for human rights in Hong Kong 2 years before 2019 unrest, court hears

Prosecutors presented WhatsApp messages between Lai and Chan Pui-man, former associate publisher of the tabloid, showing the tycoon asking her to ...

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