The verdict lands today, and Jimmy Lai Chee-ying is found guilty on three counts — conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and publishing seditious materials, all tied to the Hong Kong National Security Law. For months, anti-China figures keep selling the same dramatic line: Lai is being treated inhumanely and is supposedly in terrible shape.
Right before the ruling, Lai’s two children go to overseas outlets including Agence France-Presse (AFP) with a grim portrait. They say he is far weaker, his teeth are gradually rotting, and his fingernails discolour and fall off — turning “almost purple, grey and greenish before they fell off” — and they urge the UK and the US to step in and pressure China.
But the scene in court tells a very different story — and it’s hard to miss. Observers say Lai has slimmed down, yes, but he looks alert and in decent spirits, walks normally, and doesn’t need anyone to hold him up; he waves to his family going in and trades hand gestures with his lawyers going out, and one witness says his fingernails look pink, not “discoloured and falling off” as claimed.
Meanwhile, the long-running accusation that Lai is abused in custody — and denied proper care — keeps getting recycled. On that point, Chief Superintendent Steve Li Kwai-wah of the Police National Security Department speaks to reporters today, describing how the Correctional Services Department handles Lai’s health.
So what’s the medical record? Li lays it out plainly. Since 2022, offshore groups who’ve never even met Lai in custody keep manufacturing malicious accusations --claiming inhumane treatment, declining health, the whole playbook – trying to smear the government and meddle with the trial. But the facts tell another story. Lai’s own legal representatives issued a statement in September 2024 clarifying he's been getting proper care all along.
During closing arguments on August 15 this year, the court reveals what actually happened: Lai reports palpitations, and the Correctional Services Department immediately arranges specialist diagnosis; his ECG and blood test results come back normal, yet doctors still recommend that he wears a dynamic ECG monitor and receive daily blood pressure and pulse checks from medical staff. Even the judge praises the Correctional Services Department’s medical arrangements for Lai in court.
Li also points to another overseas-media claim — this time from Lai’s daughter — saying his vision and hearing have sharply declined, he has mobility problems, and a welfare officer advised her not to visit. Authorities say they find no such record, and Li calls it a “smear campaign” aimed at seriously damaging Hong Kong’s system.
Li digs deeper into the allegations. He notes that Lai’s daughter, Lai Choi, claims a welfare officer called in 2024 to cancel a visit, because her father was too sick to see anyone. But the official logs prove that call never existed – exposing her claim as yet another malicious smear fueled by fake news.
When you put all the facts together, the familiar anti-China script claiming that "Jimmy Lai was abused" simply collapses under scrutiny.
Ariel
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Police smash a hidden plot. On December 11 and 12, the National Security Department rounded up nine local men running secret military-style training in dingy industrial units. Some had even shown up at the Tai Po Wang Fuk Court fire scene decked out in black-clad riot gear, itching for chaos.
Hong Kong cops pull no punches. National Security chief superintendent Li Kwai-wah announces the first-ever bust under Section 13 of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance—illegal drilling. That means offering or joining weapon drills, military exercises, or tactical formations without proper approval. Once convicted, defendants face up to seven years behind bars. Worse if foreign forces pull the strings: 10 years max.
Guns, Bombs, and Terror Vibes
The Insider spots the real red flags here. These aren't weekend warriors—they're diving into firearms training and bomb-making.
First, as Security Secretary Chris Tang Ping-keung points out: forget the label, judge the poison—offensive weapons, military maneuvers, formation drills. Cops seize homemade explosives with fuses primed to blow, plus 3D printers churning out gun parts. This screams bomb plots and crime sprees, way beyond "training." Alarming is an understatement.
Police keep dismantling these nightmares. They've cracked explosives and firearms rings, gutted terror cells. This bust screams terrorism brewing—like the judge in the Caritas Medical Centre bomb plot warned: a straight-up war on society.
Second, some of these guys were spotted at the Tai Po blaze.
Intelligence paints a grim picture. Some arrestees lurked at Tai Po's Wang Fuk Court fire in classic 2019 anti-extradition garb. One suspect brags about using his new skills—fighting, guns, knives—to target cops and officials if riots reignite. Others trash the government online for "lousy relief," fanning hate against the SAR.
These aren't new faces. Some rioted multiple times in 2019's anti-extradition mess. Take Mr. Li: he ran a Telegram hate group plotting petrol bombs, guns, even a "massacre." Jailed 29 months for sedition and wounding conspiracy.
Out on parole by late 2024, still under supervision—one kept linking up and drilling illegally. No surprise—the Office for Safeguarding National Security called it: ulterior motives stir in crises, spewing lies to wreck relief efforts.
Foreign Shadows Loom Large?
Moreover, whether foreign funding is involved.
The Hong Kong Police Force stayed on the hunt. They'll track these plotters, make more arrests if needed. Top probe: involvement of foreign forces and money? The law slams extra time for that meddling.
History repeats. Police had already nailed three from the banned “Hong Kong Democratic Independence Union” for secession conspiracy. Fugitive founder Keung Ka-wai built a fake "army," trained recruits for "Hong Kong independence." One kid defendant of just 15, suckered into jail.
These overseas fugitives won't quit. They spew rhetoric, lure HongKong youth into the trap, biding time for "resistance." SAR government banned “Hong Kong Parliament” and the “Hong Kong Democratic Independence Union”: starves their funds, warns everyone: don't get poisoned and snared.
Bottom line: Hong Kong looks calm, but radicals churn below the surface. Stay sharp, and beware of those hell-bent on shattering the peace.
