Rights Group ‘Disappointed’ by Ottawa’s Decision to Halt Honorary Citizenship for Hong Kong Democracy Activist Jimmy Lai

Jimmy Lai, Apple Daily founder, arrives at the Court of Final Appeal ahead a bail hearing in Hong Kong, on Feb. 9, 2021. Jimmy Lai, Apple Daily founder, arrives at the Court of Final Appeal ahead a bail hearing in Hong Kong, on Feb. 9, 2021. Anthony Kwan/Getty Images A human rights group says it is “disappointed” after the federal government told a Liberal MP this week not to move forward with a motion to grant honorary Canadian citizenship to Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai, who has been in solitary...