Hong Kong booksellers reappear offer 'confession' on Chinese TV


(MENAFN- Asia Times) (Clockwise top left) Gui Minhai Lui Por Cheung Chi-ping and Lam Wing-kee

The five booksellers including a British and Swedish national had been linked to the same Hong Kong publisher and bookstore that specialised in gossipy books on the private lives and power struggles of China’s Communist Party leaders.

The disappearances have prompted fears that mainland Chinese authorities may be using shadowy tactics that erode the ‘one country two systems’ formula under which Hong Kong has been governed since its return to China from British rule in 1997.

Four of the men Gui Minhai Lui Por Cheung Chi-ping and Lam Wing-kee gave details of their alleged offences to Phoenix Television on Sunday night. Read More


Legal Disclaimer:
MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.