Lai (centre) leaving the Hight Court after being granted bail in Hong Kong on Dec. 23, 2020. - AP
HONG KONG (Bloomberg): Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who was charged earlier this month with colluding with foreign forces under the city's new national security law, resigned as chairman of Next Digital, the company he founded said in a filing on Tuesday (Dec 29).
Lai, 73, tendered his resignation "in order to spend more time dealing with his personal affairs", according to the statement.
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