Jimmy Lai says swift arrest points to 'great disorder' between Hong Kong and China police

Pro-democracy activist says he did not expect to be arrested so soon given the global outcry, and that it suggested chaos in the ranks

Jimmy Lai has said he was surprised to be arrested so quickly, and suggested there was great disorder" among Chinese and Hong Kong authorities about how to handle the territory's national security law.

The 71-year-old media tycoon and prominent pro-democracy figure was arrested on Monday, on suspicion of committing foreign collusion crimes in breach of Beijing's national security law, and conspiracy to defraud.