Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 2088

Jimmy Lai

Tabled: 29 July 2024
Answered: 4 September 2024
Named Day

Question

Neil Coyle

LabourBermondsey and Old Southwark

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to his counterpart from the People’s Republic of China on (a) the case of Jimmy Lai’s and (b) the latest delays to his trial.

Answer

Catherine West
British national Jimmy Lai's case is a priority for the Government. The Foreign Secretary raised his case in his first meeting with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the ASEAN Summit on 26 July.We will continue to call on the Hong Kong authorities to en...

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