FMR. HONG KONG BOOKSHOP OWNER VISITS TIBF|前銅鑼灣書店長來台 防黑道滋事200警維安

Former Hong Kong bookshop owner Lam Wing-kee, who disappeared in 2015 and later surfaced in custody of Chinese authorities, arrived in Taiwan yesterday. He came to participate in events at the Taipei International Book Fair, which kicks off today. In the wake of violent events that took place at the airport when Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong Chi-fung came to Taiwan last month, security measures were stepped up and a conspicuous police presence was on guard. In June last year, Hong Kong bookshop owner Lam Wing-kee announced that he had been abducted by Chinese authorities and taken to China where he was held until June 2016. This caused anger in Hong Kong. He was invited to Taiwan by independent book stores for the Taipei International Book Fair. ==LAM WING-KEE former Hong Kong bookshop owner== We will discuss independent book stores in Hong Kong and Taiwan and their operation it is a forum for cultural exchange. There was a conspicuous police presence of 200 officers at the airport when Lam arrived to prevent the type of aggressive treatment that Hong Kong democracy advocate, Joshua Wong Chi-fung, received from certain factions when he visited Taiwan. ==LAM WING-KEE former Hong Kong bookshop owner== Police were worried about my safety, I don't think it's necessary, but I want to thank them for this. Media asked if Lam intended to seek political asylum and he emphasized that he had committed no crime in Hong Kong and it was not necessary. ==LAM WING-KEE former Hong Kong bookshop owner== There's no need, I didn't commit a crime in Hong Kong, why would I want political asylum? Lam had originally planned to stay in Taiwan for one month, but due to security concerns the organization that issued his invitation asked him for one week. Lam emphasized that during this visit he would have some media interveiws but he would not answer any questions on his incarceration in China. TRANSLATED BY：CLARE LEAR 去年6月，前香港銅鑼灣書店店長林榮基，揭露自己曾在深圳、遭到中國大陸政府軟禁，引發香港民眾對中國政府的不滿。這回受到台灣的獨立書店的邀請，林榮基在事件發生後，首度來台參加台北國際書展的活動。 ==前香港銅鑼灣書店店長 林榮基== 談那個香港的書店 跟台灣的獨立書店 現在那個經營情況 就是座談啦 沒事的 就是談這些 文化交流吧 由於受到先前香港民運人士黃之鋒受邀來台、和時代力量立委座談，卻在機場遭到黑幫人士追打的事件影響，林榮基抵台時，警方派出超過2百名警力，確保他的安全。 ==前香港銅鑼灣書店店長 林榮基== 就是台灣警方比較擔心我的安全 我看起來其實沒必要 但是我還是謝謝他們 對於媒體詢問，會不會來台灣尋求政治庇護？他強調，他在香港又沒犯法，不需要。 ==前香港銅鑼灣書店店長 林榮基== 沒必要啦 我在香港沒犯法啦 為什麼要政治庇護 林榮基原本計劃來台停留一個月，因為邀請單位基於安全考量，希望他將行程調整為一周。林榮基強調，這次來台，還會接受一些媒體的採訪，如果被問到過去被軟禁的事，也不會避談。 記者 綜合報導