Question follow-through · 2088

Jimmy Lai

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.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 29 Jul 2024
Target answer date: 4 Sept 2024
Answer: 4 Sept 2024 · 37 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

29 Jul 2024
Question tabled
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.
4 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Sept 2024
Answer published
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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