Missing Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee is a ‘super book lover’ who used to be boss of Causeway Bay Books
Friend shares details on one of the last three associates to resurface in mainland China, while chief executive Leung Chun-ying says government will pursue case, urges public not to speculate
“A super book lover” – that was how a friend described one of three booksellers whose fate was finally revealed on Thursday when Guangdong police confirmed they were being investigated on the mainland.
While the spotlight on the five missing booksellers had fallen mainly on Gui Minhai and Lee Po, attention has now turned to who the trio are and what role they played in the book business.
As the controversy continued to deepen, the European Parliament issued a resolution calling for the booksellers’ “immediate safe release”, adding that it “strongly condemns all cases of human rights violation”.
Since the booksellers began to vanish in October, details of the three – Lam Wing-kee, Cheung Chi-ping and Lui Por – have remained sketchy as their families and friends avoided the media.
But yesterday, shedding light on Lam’s passion for books, a friend of a decade said he was a “super book lover” who would strive to re-publish books he liked to give them a wider audience.