UK Government says “The Foreign Secretary raised British national Jimmy Lai’s case in his first meeting with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the ASEAN Summit on 26 July.” and they call for his immediate release.

Baroness Chapman of Darlington, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL2):

Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:
To ask His Majesty’s Government when they last raised the imprisonment of Jimmy Lai with the Chinese authorities; and what response they received. (HL2)

Tabled on: 17 July 2024

Answer:
Baroness Chapman of Darlington:

The Foreign Secretary raised British national Jimmy Lai’s case in his first meeting with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the ASEAN Summit on 26 July. We call on the Hong Kong authorities to end their politically motivated prosecution and immediately release Jimmy Lai.

Date and time of answer: 31 Jul 2024 at 16:50.