Posted on 01/06/2016 12:59:14 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
A British citizen has become the latest bookseller to go missing in Hong Kong, CNN reports. Lee Bo, who co-owns a bookstore associated with a publisher of books critical of the Chinese government, disappeared last week.
Lee is the fifth bookseller from Causeway Bay Books, associated with the publisher Mighty Current, who have disappeared since October.
Lee's wife reported him missing to Hong Kong authorities last week, but she attempted to cancel the report on Monday after one of Lee's colleagues received a fax purportedly from the bookseller.
The BBC reports that the letter read in part: "I am very well. Everything is fine. And please do look after the bookstore." Lee's wife said the letter was in his handwriting.
Albert Ho, a Hong Kong politician who supports democracy, told CNN that he believes Lee was kidnapped. "It's a forced disappearance," he said. "All those who have disappeared are related to the Causeway Bay bookshop and this bookshop was famous, not only for the sale, but also for the publication and circulation of a series of sensitive books."
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Hong Kong is China’s colony.
Coming to a bookstore near you.
Leaving from a bookstore near you.
send all your first additions or he dies. seriously this is kinda freaky.
OK, my first addition was 1+1=2.
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