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Hong Kong rags-to-riches publisher facing Security Law trial

FILE - Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, founder of the local newspaper Apple Daily, arrives a court in Hong Kong, Tuesday, May 5, 2020. Lai broke into the media industry about 30 years ago armed with the belief that delivering information equates with delivering freedom. Lai now is accused of endangering national security with his now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File) FILE - Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who founded local newspaper Apple Daily, right, wears a face mask before entering a court in Hong Kong, Tuesday, May 5, 2020. Lai broke into the media industry about 30 years ago armed with the belief that delivering information equates with delivering freedom. Lai now is accused of endangering national security with his now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File) FILE - Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai pauses during an interview in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020. Lai broke into the media industry about 30 years ago armed with the belief that delivering information equates with delivering freedom. Lai now is accused of endangering national security with his now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) FILE - Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, founder of the local newspaper Apple Daily, arrives a district court in Hong Kong, July 30, 2020. Lai broke into the media industry about 30 years ago armed with the belief that delivering information equates with delivering freedom. Lai now is accused of endangering national security with his now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)