David Cameron Meets Son of Jailed Hong Kong Media Mogul Jimmy Lai Ahead of Trial

Sebastien Lai said he’s ‘hopeful’ the UK will ‘add its voice’ to calls for the immediate release of his father, who is a British citizen.

(L) Britain's Foreign Secretary David Cameron arrives at 10 Downing Street in central London on Dec. 12, 2023. (Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images) (R) Sebastien Lai, son of Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, poses at the Reporters Without Borders headquarters in Paris, on June 22, 2023. Zoulerah Norddine/AFP via Getty Images

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron met with Sebastien Lai, the son of Hong Kong media mogul and British citizen Jimmy Lai.

Tuesday’s meeting came ahead of Jimmy’s Lai’s trial on Dec. 18 under Hong Kong’s National Security Law. The 76-year-old founder of Apple Daily and Next Digital has already spent three years behind bars.