‘Stand tall’: Hong Kong media tycoon Lai writes letter from jail | Malay Mail

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HONG KONG, April 12 — Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has told his staff to “stand tall” in a handwritten letter from prison where he is being held pending trial under a new national security law. Lai, the owner of pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, is the highest-profile...

Media mogul Jimmy Lai told his staffers: 'The era is falling apart before us and it is time for us to stand tall and keep our heads high'. — Reuters picHONG KONG, April 12 — Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has told his staff to “stand tall” in a handwritten letter from prison where he is being held pending trial under a new national security law.

It is the first time the public have heard from the 73-year-old since he was detained in late December. He described his life in prison as peaceful and said he spent time reading books, praying and doing exercise.

 

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