Hong Kong Petitions China on Crime Cases Amid Bookseller Claims
- A letter will be sent to Chinese authorities, Leung says
- Other booksellers question Lam’s version of detention
Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing Kee.
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Hong Kong will review its system of criminal notifications with China after authorities in Beijing took months to provide information about the detention of a Hong Kong citizen despite repeated requests from the city’s police.
Lam Wing-kee, one of five Hong Kong booksellers held in China, last week returned to the city and detailed his months-long detention on the mainland, reigniting a case that had drawn international criticism about Beijing’s encroachment on Hong Kong’s autonomy.