HONG KONG (Reuters) - Anti-corruption officers in Hong Kong on Thursday raided the home of Jimmy Lai, a media magnate and outspoken critic of Beijing who has supported pro-democracy activists through his publications and with donations.
Hong Kong, which returned to Chinese rule from British colonial administration in 1997, has been deeply polarised and hit by protests over how its next leader will be chosen in 2017 – by universal suffrage, as pro-democracy campaigners want, or from a list of pro-Beijing candidates.
