Jailed ex-Hong Kong lawmaker released on HK$5 million bail pending appeal against fraud conviction

A former Hong Kong lawmaker serving an almost three-year jail term for a fraud conviction has been released on HK$5 million bail pending appeal. Chim Pui-chung, 79, appeared at the High Court’s Court of Appeal on Wednesday for a second application for bail pending his appeal in a HK$210 million fraud case, which occurred between […]