Hong Kong Chief Government John Lee held a summit of world company bigwigs this week to evangelise that the territory is as free and open as ever. However a brand new petition from 10 Roman Catholic bishops calling on Mr. Lee’s authorities to free imprisoned newspaperman Jimmy Lai has rudely interrupted.
The bishops demand that the Hong Kong authorities “instantly and unconditionally launch Jimmy Lai.” His persecution “for supporting pro-democracy causes via his newspaper and in different boards has gone on lengthy sufficient.” They go on to say:
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