Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai had previously been sentenced to 12 months in jail on April 16 for his participation in an "authorized assembly" during pro-democracy protests in 2019, but the judge has now given Lai a 13-month sentence.

Hong Kong's District Court Judge Amanda Woodcock gave Lai a 15-month sentence which was reduced by three months in mitigation, now only two months mitigated.

This stock footage is from December 31, 2020.

Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai was ordered back to jail Thursday as the city's highest court granted prosecutors an appeal against his bail.

Lai, a vocal Beijing critic, is one of the highest-profile figures charged under a sweeping security law that China imposed on the financial hub in late June in a bid to stamp out dissent.

The 73-year-old served 20 days in custody before being granted bail last Wednesday on stringent conditions including a HK$10 million (US$1.3 million) bond and a surrender of all travel documents.

He was placed under house arrest and banned from speaking publicly, including on Twitter.

But the Court of Final Appeal on Thursday granted the prosecution leave to appeal the bail decision, after they said a lower judge may "have erred in his construction or application" of Article 42 in the new legislation.