(CHINA DAILY) AnofficerfromtheHongKongpoliceandanofficerfromtheImmigrationDepartmentmetwithbooksellerLeeBoandtookhisstatementinahotelroomonthemainlandonMondaymorning.
HongKongpolicewerenotifiedbytheInterpolGuangdongliaisonofficeoftheGuangdongprovincialpublicsecuritydepartmentonFeb28.TheysaidLeewaswillingtomeetwithHongKongpoliceofficers.
Leerevealedthathewenttothemainlandvoluntarilyonhisown,butwiththehelpofafriend.Therehadbeennoabduction.Butherefusedtodisclosefurtherdetails.
Hesaidhewasnow“freeandsafe”onthemainlandandassistingwithacaseinvolvingaperson,surnamedGui.LeewillreturntoHongKongoncethiscaseissettled.
Leeaskedforhiscasetobeclosed,explaininghenolongerneededassistancefromtheHongKonggovernment.Healsorequestedthepolicetokeephiscurrentlocationasecret.
ThepolicehaveinformedLee’swifeaboutthemeetingandsaidtheywouldcontinuetomonitorthesituation.