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What we have left is our legal system, but people fear that this may be under attack too". [57], Mainland law enforcement agencies must notify their Hong Kong counterparts within 14 days under a reciprocal mechanism if any Hong Kong resident is detained across the border, but Hong Kong officials had received no word through these channels at the expiration of the deadline. [74] American and European associations of publishers and booksellers – including PEN American Center, the Authors Guild and the Federation of European Publishers – jointly wrote to CY Leung, urging him to take action on the missing Causeway Bay booksellers and "request a formal assurance from Beijing that it will respect Hong Kong's autonomy and abide by the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration". A second version of the bookstore was opened by Lam Wing-kee in Taipei, Taiwan in April 2020. [62], Martin Lee said that "according to all the evidence that has been reported, I believe that Mr. Lee had been taken against his will by certain law enforcement agents from across the border through illegal means". [14], Gui Minhai (桂民海, age 56) is a Swedish national and one of the three shareholders of Mighty Current. Located on Hong Kong Island on the second floor of 531 Lockhart Road, Causeway Bay, the first bookstore occupied an area of nearly 300 square feet (28 m2). [111] Later on, her trial in Stockholm District Court started in June 2020. Hysan Place is located nearby the Sogo Department store in Causeway Bay. Tel: (852) 2833 8338: Fax: (852) 2838 2030: Email: csteam@sogo.com.hk [22][42] Uncharacteristically speaking in Mandarin Chinese and apparently with someone whispering over his shoulder,[22] Lee said that he had to go to the mainland on urgent business and that he would not be back home for some time. Television viewers remarked that TVB did not run the story during its prime time news programmes for the first few days after news of the Lee Bo disappearance broke. [76] China's Foreign Ministry maintains that China opposes "any foreign country interfering with China's domestic politics or interfering with Hong Kong affairs". The famed Japanese discount store chain Don Don Donki has officially opened its third Hong Kong branch at Pearl City in Causeway Bay! [30] Gui's family contacted the Swedish embassy, and the Swedish police filed a report through Interpol, but the Guardian, noting that the military junta was becoming increasingly accommodating to Chinese demands, observed that the Thais had done little to advance the case. His wife was unwilling to speak to the press at the time, but filed a missing person's report with the Hong Kong police the following day. Choi acknowledged he was well and that he was "assisting in an investigation in the capacity of a witness". He also claimed that he was assisting Ningbo's PSB during his time there, and had never heard of the Central Investigation Team. [60] Ng later apologised under pressure, saying that he had repeated a rumour without having checked the facts but never mentioned Lee's name. We have called, in our contacts with the Chinese government at the highest level, for Mr Lee's immediate return to Hong Kong. Phone 3419 6789. [36], Cheung Chi-ping (張志平, age 37–38), a manager of Mighty Current, was taken away from his wife's home in Fenggang, Dongguan by at least a dozen men in plainclothes. In its semi-annual report on Hong Kong for the second half of 2015, the British Foreign Secretary said: "The unexplained disappearance of five individuals associated with a Hong Kong bookstore and publishing house has raised questions in Hong Kong. His wife was told to be discreet. 3 photos >. [132][129] During his detention, he was subject to frequent interrogations each lasting around 40 minutes during which he was repeatedly accused of illegally sending banned books to mainland China. : 3125 0888 Special notice for Macau customers This incident caused Sweden to summon the Chinese ambassador in Stockholm to explain. In addition to general literary history books, the first bookstore also sold books on topics that are considered sensitive and therefore banned in China. [3][4][5] The first bookstore closed after the disappearance of its last staff member, Lee Bo, in December 2015. "[104][105] Following China Central Television's release of videotaped confessions from Gui Minhai – and of Swedish NGO staffer Peter Dahlin, Reporters Without Borders condemned China's "dissemination of forced 'confessions' that have no informational value". [79] On 8 January Chinese security officials acknowledged that Lee Bo was being held in China. Lam Wing-kee sought refuge in Taiwan last year after he was detained by Chinese agents for eight months in 2015 while working at a bookshop in Hong Kong that sold books critical of … [18][19] Two Hong Kong magazine publishers, Wong Kin-man and Wo Chung-hau, were arrested and tried in November 2015 for running an illegal business in China after sending copies of a political magazine to people on the mainland. [11] It was one of about 110 independent Hong Kong bookshops that rent out space in upstairs locations to avoid high rents at street level. 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[73], Speaking anonymously, a senior foreign diplomat in Hong Kong revealed that at least six countries had expressed their concern and asked for information regarding the disappearances as at 23 January 2016. 138 Reviews. [60], Global Times, a tabloid subsidiary of People's Daily, wrote three successive belligerent editorials on the case,[57] an act viewed by Hong Kong media as an indirect recognition of China's role in the disappearances. Eslite Bookstore: Mega Book Store in Causeway Bay - See 95 traveler reviews, 90 candid photos, and great deals for Hong Kong, China, at Tripadvisor. His last known location was the bookstore. SHOWA / LAB. [124], Phoenix TV, citing police sources, said the three men showed "good attitude" by confessing and might be allowed to return to Hong Kong within the week while they await trial. Located on Hong Kong Island on the second floor of 531 Lockhart Road, Causeway Bay, the first bookstore occupied an area of nearly 300 square feet (28 m ). His disappearance is the only known disappearance that occurred in Hong Kong territory, and thus sparked even more concern on whether the integrity of "one country, two systems" is being maintained. On 13 June, Lam cancelled his missing person's report with the police, repudiating police assistance. [130][131] Lam felt he had no choice and signed away his rights of access to a lawyer and to inform family members of his detention. [100] Gui appealed for the public not to hype his disappearance. [103] Human Rights Watch was quoted in the Wall Street Journal saying: "Given that Gui has been held nearly three months incommunicado, in a secret location, and without a lawyer, his confession on state-controlled TV lacks credibility. MON - SUN 1PM - 9PM Welcome to "BOOK CASTLE". At least two of them disappeared in mainland China, one in Thailand. Covering literature, history, art, design and illustration, this little-known bookstore is home … But that may be the point. [14], Lee Bo (aka Paul Lee, 李波, age 70–71),[37] was a British citizen and the husband of Sophie Choi, who is in turn one of the three shareholders of Mighty Current. [54][57][78] The first editorial, on 4 January, opined that the bookshop's business model depended on "stirring up troubles on the mainland ... [and]... that it interferes with mainland affairs in a disguised way, and damages the mainland's vital interests to maintain its harmony and stability. 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Opening Hours 10:00 - 22:00* (Sun to Thur) 10:00 - 23:00* (Fri, Sat and eve of PH) Founded in 1989, eslite began as an individual bookstore specialised in arts and humanities titles. [77] Wang claimed that there was no evidence that the missing persons were taken by the Chinese government, and urged for an end to "useless speculations." It is a one-stop flagship store bringing together premium cameras, Café Leitz, lifestyle products and art gallery in the city. [113] Saying that she believed the letter was written voluntarily, Lee Bo's wife withdrew her request for police help. [27] Gui has not set foot inside the PRC for a long period – he never attended to his father when he was ill, and did not return upon his death. [56], Leading pro-establishment figures cast doubt on the mainland's supposed role in the disappearances:[50] Ip Kwok-him said that it was possible to use mainland telephone lines in Hong Kong, so the phone call from a Shenzhen number did not necessarily mean Lee was in the mainland; he added that there was no evidence of abduction. Lam Wing-kee, the former owner of Causeway Bay Books in Hong Kong, reopened his business in Taipei on April 25. One member was last seen in Hong Kong, and eventually revealed to be in Shenzhen, across the Chinese border, without the travel documents neces… [63] Albert Chan said "this is the first time there has been such a clear violation of Hong Kong's law, a clear violation of 'one country, two systems' principle, that has taken place in such an open manner", and Lee Cheuk-yan, called the disappearances a "milestone for suppression". The last bastion of Hong Kong's guarantees is the law. The organisation urged the EU to sanction CCTV and Xinhua for "knowingly peddling lies and statements presumably obtained under duress". The DJI Hong Kong Flagship Store is the third DJI Flagship Store in the world. He described the disappearances as the "most worrying thing that has happened in Hong Kong since the handover in 1997". [79][97][98], In the video footage Gui said: "Returning to the Chinese mainland and surrendering was my personal choice and had nothing to do with anyone else. [106] Hong Kong's chief executive said that he was unable to act as "the Gui Minhai case has not been reported to the Hong Kong police or the government". The officer said Lam was on bail, and was allowed to return to Hong Kong to attend to personal matters. Between October and December 2015, five staff of Causeway Bay Books went missing. [70], On the other hand, US-based writer Xi Nuo (西諾) released his book Xi Jinping and His Lovers that was turned down by Gui Minhai the previous year after he had received a visit from a Chinese government agent. [33] He habitually spent long hours at the bookshop and occasionally slept there. One of the warehouses, containing some 45,000 books, was emptied according to the instructions of shareholder Sophie Choi, and one helper at the bookshop said that Choi ordered the stock destroyed in the hope that the return of Lee Bo, her husband, would be expedited. Phone: +852-34196789. It feels illogical, absurd even. [40] President Tsai Ing-wen sent flowers and a congratulatory note on the day of the Taipei bookshop's opening,[41] and Legislative Yuan speaker You Si-kun and Democratic Progressive Party secretary-general Luo Wen-jia were in attendance. [14] According to industry sources, Mighty Current is a prolific publisher with a number of publishing subsidiaries, and this group may be responsible for 30 to 60 percent of the output of salacious books about Chinese political figures that are widely available at newsstands and in book stores, including one at Hong Kong International Airport. Home Years by country ... 1994 establishments in Hong Kong Causeway Bay Books. [125] Cheung Jiping also came back to Hong Kong two days later, and also asked the Hong Kong police to drop his missing person case. He held to the story that was in the letters published by Sing Tao, saying he "resorted to illegal immigration" to get to the mainland "to cooperate in a judicial investigation" as he did not want to draw attention to his visit. "[94] Willy Lam, professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, warned: "Not just the publishing and media circles, but the entire Hong Kong society, including people who do business in [mainland] China, and who might have commercial disputes with Chinese companies or different parts of the Chinese government, might fear for their safety because of such a very dangerous precedent". 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Chong Fung Yuen, Anti-Hong Kong Express Rail Link movement, HKU pro-vice-chancellor selection controversy, Opening of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, NPC decision on national security legislation, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Causeway_Bay_Books_disappearances&oldid=997074824, Wikipedia articles needing clarification from January 2019, Articles containing Chinese-language text, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Sweden: As Gui Minhai is a Swedish national, on 5 January 2016, the, European Union: On 7 January 2016, the European Union, This page was last edited on 29 December 2020, at 21:55. [108], In October 2017, he was formally released and ended up living in the eastern city of Ningbo, under heavy police presence and surveillance. [113][114] However, the case remains open as Hong Kong police confirmed that a missing person report can only be cancelled by the subject in person. We are the largest selections of quality children's book store in Hong Kong, and a wide range of educational toys, puzzles, games, and audio books. The shop design is infused with distinctive flair of Hong Kong in the 50s and 60s, exuding an extra dose of elegance. Our knowledgeable staff can help select books specifically for your child. Eslite Bookstore: Mega Book Store in Causeway Bay - See 98 traveler reviews, 90 candid photos, and great deals for Hong Kong, China, at Tripadvisor. [15], Around the time of the disappearances, Gui Minhai was rumoured to have been working on a book regarding current CPC general secretary Xi Jinping's personal love history, tentatively named Xi and His Six Women (習近平和他的六個女人). [18][19][14] He was known to have been preparing to publish book by a Chinese writer residing in the US about Chinese paramount leader Xi Jinping, entitled Godfather of China, Xi Jinping (中國教父習近平). [11][12][13] In 2014, the bookstore was sold to Mighty Current Media Company Limited (巨流傳媒有限公司), a publishing house. Mr Lam's crowdfunding campaign to "reopen" the Causeway Bay bookstore - the name of his former shop in Hong Kong - raised more than 3m Taiwanese dollars … [14] Lee regularly helped out in the bookstore. Lindstedt was charged in December 2019, risking 10 years' imprisonment under Swedish law. Add your article. [120][121], On 4 February 2016, provincial authorities in Guangdong confirmed that Lui Bo, Cheung Jiping, and Lam Wing-kee had been taken into custody in relation to a case involving Gui Minhai. [15] The fact that his home return permit was left at home led many to fear that he may have somehow been abducted by the mainland public security bureau and renditioned to Shenzhen. Spanning across four stories, the store takes on a … Unconfirmed sources state that he was taken away from his wife's home in Shenzhen. After the arrest of Yiu Man-tin and the disappearance of three of his colleagues, Lee went on record to say that their motive was purely economic, and that not setting foot in the mainland was the cost to bear for being in the publishing business. [14][20], Chinese PEN Center director Bei Ling alerted Apple Daily to Lee Bo's disappearance, and the journal reported on 1 January 2016 that Lee had become the fifth member of Causeway Bay Books to disappear. [109][110], In January 2019, Gui's daughter Angela claimed that the Swedish ambassador in Beijing, Anna Lindstedt, invited her to a meeting in Stockholm with several Chinese businessmen at a hotel, at which the businessmen and Lindstedt apparently tried to trade Gui's freedom for Angela's silence on his case. At least two of them disappeared in mainland China, one in Thailand. [118][119], On 24 March, Lee Bo returned to Hong Kong and asked the authorities to drop the case like his three colleagues did before. Leica Store Hong Kong Causeway Bay” is situated at No. [128][129] Lam was not told what offence he had committed until after he was taken to Ningbo, where he was held in solitary confinement and under 24-hour guard by six teams of gaolers from the "Central Investigation Team" (中央專案組) – a Cultural Revolution-era unit whose powers and authority exceed those of the public security bureaus (PSB), reporting to central leadership. [100][102] The president of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, Jasper Tsang, said: "the China Central Television (CCTV) report [and broadcast of Gui Minghai's confession] did not seem to be able to calm the public. [7][8], On 16 June 2016, shortly after he returned to Hong Kong, Lam Wing-kee gave a long press conference in the presence of legislator Albert Ho in which he detailed the circumstances surrounding his eight-month detention, and describing how his confession and those of his associates had been scripted and stage-managed. 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