Lee Bo, one of the Mighty Current booksellers whose disappearance sparked international concern, has been taking selfies around Hong Kong after his (second) return.
Lee, who was reported missing at the end of December, made his much-publicised return to Hong Kong last week to cancel his police report, before ducking back over the border a few hours later with an unidentified man, for undisclosed reasons.
On Monday and Tuesday, Headline Daily reported that Lee had returned to Hong Kong again, was running errands around North Point (where he has an apartment), and acting “normally”, pointing out that the bookseller “even took selfies”.
Speaking to reporters on the street, Lee stuck with his account of “crossing the border via his own [unofficial] methods” and insisted that he had been free to leave China during his disappearance. Furthermore, Lee said that he would not be taking interviews in the future, and “no matter how many thousands of times you question me, the truth will remain the same every time.”
At one point, a reporter asked, “Were you in peril up there [in China]?”, to which Lee laughed seemingly nervously, and said, “Uh, no.”
Ah yes, the classic “everything is normal” supermarket selfie, the absolute sign that things are a-ok. Photo: Lee Bo via The Paper
Lee later posted his selfies online, with a caption reading: “It feels so good to be back home, I went to the office, walked around on the street, went to the bank, got some snacks from the supermarket, totally autonomous and without interference from anyone. Life is all well, I’m so happy! Thank you to everyone for caring about my family, I am so grateful!”
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