Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee held a summit of global corporate bigwigs this week to preach that the territory is as free and open as ever. But a new petition from 10 Roman Catholic bishops calling on Mr. Lee’s government to free imprisoned newspaperman Jimmy Lai has rudely interrupted.
The bishops demand that the Hong Kong government “immediately and unconditionally release Jimmy Lai.” His persecution “for supporting pro-democracy causes through his newspaper and in other forums has gone on long enough.” They go on to say:
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