Radio Taiwan International
Date: 26 July, 2019
By: Leslie Liao

Lam Wing Kee has been in Taiwan since April 2019[/caption] Hong Kong bookstore owner Lam Wing-kee is seeking political asylum in Taiwan. However, Taiwan currently lacks a legal procedure to grant him a permanent stay. Still, the government has granted him a three-month extension as his current visa comes close to expiring.

Lam Wing-kee is the owner of Causeway Bay books, a Hong Kong store best known for selling publications banned in China. He has been detained in China and remains a wanted person for “selling books illegally.” Lam has been in Taiwan since April 2019, and he is seeking political asylum as Hong Kong considers allowing extraditions to China.

However, Taiwan lacks formal refugee laws, and so Lam’s status here is uncertain. He first entered Taiwan on a one-month visa, which was then extended for two months. The National Immigration Agency has since extended his visa again until October 25th.    [FULL  STORY]