BBC reports from outside court after Jimmy Lai sentencing

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Pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in jail by the Hong Kong High Court, after he was found guilty of national security offences last December.

BBC Chinese correspondent Martin Yip reports from outside the court.

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