From Wikpedia [0]: Lai was born in Guangdong, China in December 1948. At the age of 12, he entered Hong Kong as a stowaway on a boat. Upon his arrival, Lai began work as a child-laborer in a garment factory for a wage of $8 per month. ... Net worth US$1.2 billion (2008)

What an incredible character. Arresting a man like that has to be one of the most straightforward own-goals that a nation can manage.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Lai