Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai granted bail

Media tycoon who faces charges of fraud and foreign collusion released under house arrest

The media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai has been granted bail by Hong Kong's high court, after 20 days in jail on charges of fraud and foreign collusion.

Lai was released into house arrest on a HK$10m (960,000) bond on Wednesday afternoon. He was ordered to surrender all travel documents and banned from speaking to the press, making public statements, using social media, meeting foreign officials and colluding with foreign forces", local media reported.