Progressing from child labourer to billionaire, Lai used his power and wealth to promote democracy, which ultimately pitted him against authorities in Beijing

On Monday, a Hong Kong court convicted Jimmy Lai of national security offences, the end to a landmark trial for the city and its hobbled protest movement.

The verdict was expected. Long a thorn in the side of Beijing, Lai, a 78-year-old media tycoon and activist, was a primary target of the most recent and definitive crackdown on Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement. Authorities cast him as a traitor and a criminal.

Group says guilty verdicts against incarcerated media tycoon also show city’s national security laws designed not to protect but ‘to silence’ people

• Jimmy Lai verdict: Hong Kong pro-democracy figure convicted of national security offences

The three high court judges have entered the courtroom and taken their seats.

The hearing is due to begin and Lai has entered the court, news reports are saying, adding that he waved to his family.

Tesla a ouvert au public les démos de son fameux logiciel de conduite autonome FSD en Europe. L’expression « il faut le voir pour le croire » n’a jamais été aussi pertinente.

Le rapport de RTE sur la surcapacité de production électrique a fait sensation cette semaine, tout comme la fameuse publicité produite pour Intermarché, mettant en scène un loup cuisinier pendant les fêtes de Noël. Et par ailleurs, les propriétaires de Renault 5 se sont retrouvés face à un problème.