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Today in History: Lam Wing-kee abducted by Chinese authorities
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- On 24 October 2015, Lam Wing-kee, founder of Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay Books—a shop famed for selling banned political titles—was seized by Chinese security agents. His abduction formed part of the wider disappearance of five bookstore staff, sparking global outcry over Beijing’s cross-border censorship and intimidation.