Five Hong Kong residents linked to controversial local publisher Mighty Current and Causeway Bay Books went missing in late 2015 only to reappear months later in Chinese custody. Lam Wing-Kee, top center, resurfaced in Hong Kong on June 16, 2016 after an 8-month absence, saying he had been abducted into the mainland.
Five Hong Kong residents linked to controversial local publisher Mighty Current and Causeway Bay Books went missing in late 2015 only to reappear months later in Chinese custody. Lam Wing-Kee, top center, resurfaced in Hong Kong on June 16, 2016 after an 8-month absence, saying he had been abducted into the mainland.
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Lee Bo is a major shareholder in Causeway Bay Books, which is owned by Mighty Current, and disappeared from Hong Kong at the end of the December. He is a British passport holder. In a television interview aired February 29, he said he had sneaked across the border to mainland China to help assist in an investigation. Lee returned home late March after a three-month absence, according to Hong Kong's government.
Lee Bo is a major shareholder in Causeway Bay Books, which is owned by Mighty Current, and disappeared from Hong Kong at the end of the December. He is a British passport holder. In a television interview aired February 29, he said he had sneaked across the border to mainland China to help assist in an investigation. Lee returned home late March after a three-month absence, according to Hong Kong's government.
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Gui Minhai, the owner of Hong Kong publisher Mighty Current, is a Swedish passport holder. He was last seen in Thailand on October 17, driving out of a condominium complex in the resort town of Pattaya, where he owns an apartment. Thai police told CNN they have no record of Gui leaving the country. Three months later, Gui appeared weeping on state television in China. He claimed he returned to the country of his birth to turn himself in to police for breaking parole after a drunk driving accident thirteen years ago. His daughter Angela Gui testified before the U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China in May about the alleged abduction of her father from his home in Thailand. In her first broadcast interview on June 16, 2016, UK-based Angela told CNN that she has received some messages and phone calls from her father in which he said she should keep quiet about his plight, but she had chosen to speak out. "I just hope they know they've overstepped a boundary. What they need to do is to release my father."
Gui Minhai, the owner of Hong Kong publisher Mighty Current, is a Swedish passport holder. He was last seen in Thailand on October 17, driving out of a condominium complex in the resort town of Pattaya, where he owns an apartment. Thai police told CNN they have no record of Gui leaving the country. Three months later, Gui appeared weeping on state television in China. He claimed he returned to the country of his birth to turn himself in to police for breaking parole after a drunk driving accident thirteen years ago. His daughter Angela Gui testified before the U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China in May about the alleged abduction of her father from his home in Thailand. In her first broadcast interview on June 16, 2016, UK-based Angela told CNN that she has received some messages and phone calls from her father in which he said she should keep quiet about his plight, but she had chosen to speak out. "I just hope they know they've overstepped a boundary. What they need to do is to release my father."
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Lam Wing-Kee, manager of Causeway Bay Books, went missing in Octber last year while in China.<strong> </strong>A statement from the Hong Kong government on February 4 said Lam, along with colleagues Lui Por and Cheung Chi Ping, was under investigation and being held by police in Guangdong province. In an interview aired February 28, Lam, Lui, Cheung and Gui admitted to illegal book trading. Lam reappeared on June 16, 2016 in Hong Kong and claimed he had been kidnapped into mainland China by "special forces" at a press conference.
Lam Wing-Kee, manager of Causeway Bay Books, went missing in Octber last year while in China. A statement from the Hong Kong government on February 4 said Lam, along with colleagues Lui Por and Cheung Chi Ping, was under investigation and being held by police in Guangdong province. In an interview aired February 28, Lam, Lui, Cheung and Gui admitted to illegal book trading. Lam reappeared on June 16, 2016 in Hong Kong and claimed he had been kidnapped into mainland China by "special forces" at a press conference.
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Cheung Chi Ping is the business manager of Mighty Current. China's foreign ministry spokesperson said that Cheung and his colleagues "admitted their crimes while being interviewed on television." Hong Kong police said he returned to Hong Kong March 6, refused police assistance and declined to disclose any details.
Cheung Chi Ping is the business manager of Mighty Current. China's foreign ministry spokesperson said that Cheung and his colleagues "admitted their crimes while being interviewed on television." Hong Kong police said he returned to Hong Kong March 6, refused police assistance and declined to disclose any details.
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Lui Por is the general manager of Mighty Current. Like the others, he confessed to "illegal book trading" in the televised interview. It's not clear whether they were speaking under duress. Hong Kong police said Lui returned to Hong Kong March 4.
Lui Por is the general manager of Mighty Current. Like the others, he confessed to "illegal book trading" in the televised interview. It's not clear whether they were speaking under duress. Hong Kong police said Lui returned to Hong Kong March 4.
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