Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai charged under security law

Jimmy Lai has been charged under Hong Kong’s security law (Kin Cheung/AP)

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been charged under the city’s national security law, amid a widening crackdown on dissent, according to local media reports.

Mr Lai, who founded the Apple Daily tabloid, was charged on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces and endangering national security, local broadcaster TVB reported on Friday.