Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/09/06
By: Miao Zong-han and Chung Yu-chen

Taipei, Sept. 6 (CNA) Dissident Hong Konger Lam Wing-kee (林榮基), who arrived in Taiwan in April,

reached his target Friday for the funding he needs to bring back to life Causeway Bay Books, the Hong Kong bookstore he operated that sold titles critical of Beijing.

Lam hit his goal of raising NT$2.8 million (US$89,689) — a target he initially expected to reach by Nov. 5, at around 3:30 p.m. Friday, just 20 hours after he launched the fundraising event on the online fundraising platform flyingv for his new bookstore.

Lam issued an open letter on the Facebook fan page "Causeway Bay Books Taiwan" Friday to express his gratitude for the support.

"In the future, please give me the opportunity to thank you personally," he wrote.
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