The former editor-in-chief of the now-defunct Stand News website in Hong Kong has secured bail after being remanded in custody for nearly a year pending trial on sedition charges.
Chung Pui-kuen, 53, as well as former acting editor-in-chief Patrick Lam Shiu-tung, 35, and Stand News’ holding company Best Pencil (Hong Kong) Limited are accused of conspiracy to publish seditious publications. Lam was granted bail last month.
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