“I have deeply reflected on what I have done and very much regret the illegal book trading I have carried out with Gui Minhai”, Lui told Phoenix Television on Sunday.
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He asked that the police cancel his missing person case and said he did not need any help from the city’s government or the police, reported broadcaster Radio Television Hong Kong on its website.
China’s third-ranked Communist Party leader Zhang Dejiang said Hong Kong shouldn’t “politicise everything” and should instead focus on integrating its economy with China’s, according to members of China’s Parliament who met him on Sunday.
“Cheung refused to disclose other details”.
A second of five Hong Kong booksellers detained on the Chinese mainland has returned home, according to police.
The Chinese media has blamed the riot in February on “radical separatists” seeking to destabilise Hong Kong.
The case has sparked accusations of China violating Hong Kong judicial independence.
Hong Kong police had said that Lui and his counterparts Cheung Chi Ping and Lam Wing Kee, would all be released on bail.
The pair are among five men affiliated with the Mighty Current book publisher who have turned up in the hands of mainland authorities after being reported missing. Lee Po, also known as Lee Bo, disappeared from Hong Kong in December.
Hong Kong and Macao should continue in the right development direction, consolidate consensus for development, display their unique advantages and functions, and promote the “one country, two systems” practise along the correct path, the top legislator said.
“Hong Kong Police Force met with Cheung Chi-ping who has returned to Hong Kong from the mainland”, the statement issued by Hong Kong’s police said.
Gui Minhai, the owner of Hong Kong publisher Mighty Current, ordered thousands of “unauthorized” books sent to mainland China, the other men said.
The 13th five-year plan is expected to be reviewed and approved during the annual sessions of the National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, both of which kicked off last week.
Cheung and Lam are reportedly soon to be released on bail, however the fates of Gui and Lee are as yet unknown.
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In the Phoenix TV interview, Lee said he had “resorted to illegal immigration” to get to the mainland as he did not want to draw attention to his visit and that he made the trip so he could cooperate in an investigation. Lee said he went to China to assist police with an investigation and was free to return once the investigation had finished.
