Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong media mogul and one of the city’s most public critics of the Chinese Communist party, was denied bail on Thursday and will remain in custody until at least April.
The billionaire tycoon and pro-democracy campaigner appeared in court a day after Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam, three of the territory’s most high-profile activists, were jailed over their involvement in last year’s anti-government protests.
The fraud charges relate to accusations that Mr Lai did not use a business premises as permitted under the terms of its lease.
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