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    Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai found guilty of collusion with foreign forces

    HONG ​KONG, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's High ⁠Court on Monday found pro-democracy campaigner ‍and tycoon Jimmy ​Lai guilty of collusion with foreign forces under ​a China-imposed national security law that could see him jailed ‌for life.

    The case ‌has drawn international scrutiny ​of Hong Kong's judicial independence amid ‌a years-long crackdown ⁠on rights and freedoms ‌in ​the global financial hub.

    (Reporting by James Pomfret ⁠and ⁠Jessie Pang; Editing by ​Anne Marie Roantree and ‌Christopher Cushing)

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