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Jimmy Lai Way: Navigating Hong Kong’s Dark Days

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Jimmy Lai Way: Navigating Hong Kong’s Dark Days
Hong Kong media mogul and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai is escorted to a prison van before appearing in court in Hong Kong on Dec. 12, 2020. Kin Cheung/AP Photo
Edward Chin
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As I conclude this commentary piece here in Toronto, Canada, at the end of April, my thoughts are filled with images of the political prisoners in Hong Kong, particularly concerning their mental state within the city’s harsh prison system—freedom-loving Hong Kong citizens accused of violating the National Security Law (NSL) and imprisoned for political reasons.

Edward Chin
Edward Chin
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Edward Chin was formerly country head of a UK publicly listed hedge fund, the largest of its kind measured by asset under management. Outside the hedge funds space, Chin is the convenor of the 2047 Hong Kong Monitor and a senior adviser of Reporters Without Borders. Chin studied speech communication at the University of Minnesota and received his MBA from the University of Toronto.
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