Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai to remain in jail as landmark security law case continues

Media mogul is accused of foreign collusion and is the highest profile figure arrested under the national security law

Hong Kong media mogul and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai will remain in jail after the city's highest court sided with authorities to keep him in jail pending further legal arguments, in the first real legal challenge to the national security law.

On Tuesday, the court of final appeal gave the department of justice leave to appeal against a high court decision to grant Lai bail while he awaits trial on foreign collusion charges under the national security law.