Jimmy Lai: Jailed Hong Kong tycoon's 'teeth rotting and fingernails falling off'

The daughter of Jimmy Lai tells the BBC that her father's health is deteriorating in prison.

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Lai, 78, has been detained since December 2020 and faces life in prison. Earlier this month he was convicted of colluding with foreign forces under the city's controversial national security law (NSL).

Hong Kong and Chinese authorities have denied that Lai has been mistreated in prison, saying he is in "good health".

The BBC has seen a letter written by Lai's family urging UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to call for Lai's release when he meets Chinese President Xi Jinping next month.

His daughter Claire Lai, who is in exile in London, told the BBC that she fears she "may never see him again".