Jailed HK tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to another 14 months for illegal assembly

Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon and Beijing critic Jimmy Lai was given a new prison sentence of 14 months on Friday over his role in an unauthorised assembly on Oct 1, 2019, during one of the city's pro-democracy rallies that year.

This month, Lai - who is already serving sentences adding up to 14 months for participating in similar demonstrations on Aug 18 and Aug 31, 2019 - and nine other activists pleaded guilty in District Court to organising an unauthorised assembly...