HONG KONG: Jailed Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai on Friday (Nov 22) said he had advocated for "peaceful resistance" against China's erosion of the city's freedoms and tried to "reduce violence" during huge democracy protests in 2019. Lai has been giving evidence for three days in his trial for collusion with foreign forces , an offence carrying up to life in prison under the sweeping national security law Beijing imposed on the financial hub in mid-2020. Lai is one of the most prominent figures to