One Media founder Lai Chi-ying is accused of violating the National Security Law and committing fraud in relation to the industrial estate site, and was arraigned in the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Court this afternoon (16). The case of violation of the National Security Law, Lai Chi-ying was charged with conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and obstruction of justice, and he was accused of assisting Lee Yu-hin to leave Hong Kong. The “designated judge” of the National Security Law, President Judge So Wai Tak, approved the case to be adjourned until June 15, during the investigation of financial information, Lai Chi-ying continues to be remanded in custody. He was also involved in the previous year’s 8.18 assembly case and the 8.31 march case, which was later sentenced by Judge Hu Ya Wen. The two cases were also handled by Judge So Wai-tak, the president and “designated judge” of the National Security Law. The Department of Justice was represented by senior prosecutor Cheung Cheuk-kan; Lai Chi-ying was represented by barrister John Tam.
The prosecution said that the fraud case will be referred to the District Court on May 6 for a retrial, the three people went out on bail on the original conditions, and Lai Chi-ying remained in remand due to other cases. As for the case of violation of national security law, the prosecution added conspiracy to collude with foreign countries or foreign forces to endanger national security, conspiracy to make a tendency or a series of tendencies and with the intention of obstructing justice as two counts. The case was adjourned until June 15 for a retrial to investigate financial information, during which the defendant’s bail was opposed; the defense said the defendant did not apply for bail.
The new charge alleges that between July 1, 2020 and February 15, 2021 (both dates inclusive), Lai Chi-ying conspired with Chan Tsz-wah, Mark Herman Simon, Lee Yu-hin, Lau Cho-dee and others in Hong Kong to request a foreign state or foreign agency, organization or person to impose sanctions, blockade or take He is also accused of conspiring with foreign countries or foreign organizations, persons to impose sanctions, blockade, or take other hostile actions against the Hong Kong SAR or the People’s Republic of China. He is also alleged to have conspired with Chan Tsz Wah, Lee Yu Hin and others in Hong Kong between a certain date in July and August 23, 2020, both dates inclusive, with the intent to do one or a series of acts that would tend to obstruct the course of justice, namely, to assist Lee Yu Hin to leave Hong Kong after he was arrested by the Hong Kong Police Force. Defendants Lai Chi-ying (73), Chow Tat-kuen (63) and Wong Wai-keung (59) are also charged with one count of fraud, and the police case manager in this case is Senior Inspector Fung Chun-yee of the National Security Branch.
The charge alleges that the three defendants, between June 27, 2016 and May 22, 2020, in Hong Kong, by deception, namely (1) concealed from the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (“HKSTPC”) that there was not, or had not been, a lease between the Hong Kong Industrial Estates Corporation (now HKSTPC) and Apple Daily Printing Limited in 1999 (“the Lease”) dated 25 May 1999 and entered into between HKIEC (now HKSTPC) and Apple Daily Printing Limited (“the Company”), and used the premises at 8 Chun Ying Street, Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate (“the Premises”) or part of the Premises (2) falsely represented to HKSTPC that, as permitted under the Lease, the Premises or the Premises were or had been used or part of the Premises as permitted under the Lease; and with intent to defraud, induced HKSTPC to commit an omission or series of omissions, i.e. failure to act to enforce HKSTPC’s rights under the Lease, resulting in a benefit to Apple Daily Printing Limited and/or Lico Consultants Limited; or causing HKSTPC to suffer a disadvantage or a substantial likelihood of suffering a disadvantage.
Lai Chi Ying was also charged with one count of “colluding with a foreign state or foreign power to endanger national security” for allegedly, between July 1, 2020 and December 1, 2020 (both dates inclusive), requesting a foreign state or foreign agency, organization, or person in Hong Kong to impose a sanction, blockade or other hostile act against the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or the People’s Republic of China. sanctions, blockades, or other hostile acts against the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or the People’s Republic of China.
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