Former Hong Kong lawmaker Chim Pui-chung has been granted HK$5 million (US$640,000) bail pending an appeal against his conviction for conspiring with his son and others to defraud a listed company and the city’s stock exchange more than a decade ago.
Chim, 79, applied for bail before a High Court judge for the second time on Wednesday, having been remanded in custody since his conviction in December 2024.
Mr Justice Keith Yeung Kar-hung ordered Chim to remain in Hong Kong, surrender all travel…
Ex-Hong Kong lawmaker Chim Pui-chung granted HK$5 million bail in fraud appeal
