I sneaked into mainland China illegally to help an investigation ... and gave up my British citizenship too, says missing Hong Kong bookseller Lee Po
Lee gives a 20-minute interview with Phoenix TV in which he says he will return to Hong Kong once his help is no longer needed. City’s chief executive and security minister both say police will continue to investigate
One of the missing booksellers from Causeway Bay Books appeared on television and admitted for the first time he had sneaked into the mainland illegally to assist in an investigation,
Lee Po, who runs the bookstore specialising in selling politically sensitive publications banned on the mainland, reiterated in the 20-minute interview aired by Phoenix TV on Monday night that he had visited the mainland of his own free will to assist as a witness in an investigation into Gui Minhai, co-owner of publishing house Mighty Current, which runs the bookstore.
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Lee appeared calm and smiled throughout the interview, conducted in a well decorated room in an unknown location
But he declined to elaborate. “It’s not convenient to disclose the details,” he said.
He explained the fact that the investigation might make someone angry which might bring harm to him and his family was the reason he adopted a secret way to visit the mainland without using his travel document.