The Hong Kong stock exchange has halted trading of shares in media firm Next Digital after authorities froze assets belonging to its founder Jimmy Lai.
The move came after the media tycoon and nine pro-democracy activists pleaded guilty to taking part in an unlawful assembly in 2019.
Lai is already serving a 14-month sentence for his role in two other unauthorised assemblies during a period when Hong Kong residents were involved in mass anti-government protests.
Pro-democracy activists outside a court in Hong Kong (AP)
The company said it requested the trading halt after authorities announced the freeze on Lai’s assets on Friday.
Hong Kong court delays release of pro-democracy activists
Supporters of the 47 pro-democracy activists (AP/Vincent Yu)
A group of 11 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists accused of subversion will stay in jail for at least another five days while judges consider whether to release them on bail, a court has said.
The group, which includes three former legislators, will have hearings on Thursday and on March 13, the High Court said. A court agreed this week to release them but prosecutors appealed against the decision.
They are among 47 people who were charged under a national security law imposed on the Chinese territory last year by the ruling Communist Party after pro-democracy protests.
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