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Phila Siu

Hong Kong police have reminded bookseller Lam Wing-kee to look after his safety in the city, as the force is considering offering protection to the man who made explosive revelations about how he was abducted while crossing the mainland border last year.
Speaking after a two-hour meeting with the police on Thursday, Democratic Party lawmaker James To Kun-sun, who accompanied Lam to the meeting, said the force had “reminded” the bookseller to look after his personal safety in Hong Kong.
To said police had “reminded Lam of things he needs to be aware of”.
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“There was also discussion about defensive matters,” he added, declining to elaborate.
Lam said police were considering offering him protection. But he said no in-depth discussions took place as to what kinds of protections the force could offer.
Asked whether he was considering accepting the protection, Lam said it would depend. Protection would not be ideal if it affected his daily life, he said.
His meeting Thursday with police was his third with the force this week.
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Lam became the centre of attention in Hong Kong when he stated earlier this month that he had been abducted by a central investigation unit last October while crossing the border to Shenzhen.
He said he was blindfolded and handcuffed and taken to Ningbo in Zhejiang province, where he claimed he went through several months of “mental torture”. He was then transferred to Shaoguan in northern Guangdong.
The bookseller said he was released earlier this month because his interrogators wanted him to bring back a hard disk containing information about customers at Causeway Bay Books, of which he was the store manager.

The mystery started last year when five associates from Mighty Current publishing house and its Causeway Bay Books store went missing one after the other.
After meeting police on Wednesday, Lam said he needed more information about the protection police were suggesting before making a decision.
To said on Wednesday the force had asked the bookseller for more details on exactly where he went and what he did after he returned to the city this month.
But To, a lawyer, said he could not reveal much about the meeting because the police probe was ongoing.
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The force said in a statement Wednesday: ”Police will evaluate and take appropriate follow-up action according to the information provided by Mr Lam.”
The Post earlier learned the force was considering obtaining CCTV footage at the Lo Wu checkpoint to find out more about two suspected mainland agents said to have escorted Lam back to Hong Kong.
Lam said he hoped Hongkongers would come out in force on Friday at the annual July 1 march. He is scheduled to lead the procession.
“I feel that I, as a Hongkonger who once urged other Hongkongers to come out and fight for themselves, should come out and lead the march this time,” he said on Wednesday.


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Bookseller Lam Wing-kee leaving police headquarters in Wan Chai. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Lam, meeting media outside police headquarters, was store manager of Causeway Bay Books when he vanished. Photo: K.Y. Cheng

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