Petition · past parliament
Protect Mr Paul Lee, a British bookseller who disappeared mysteriously.
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
A British man is among five booksellers linked to a shop selling works critical of China's government who have gone missing in Hong Kong, the UK Foreign Office has confirmed.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35236389
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35230114
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35236389
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35230114
http://www.theweek.co.uk/68217/mystery-of-missing-hong-kong-bookseller-deepens-after-letter-arrives-what-do-we-know
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3384022/Hong-Kong-officials-say-concerned-disappearance-five-men-feared-kidnapped-China-selling-books-critical-Beijing.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3384022/Hong-Kong-officials-say-concerned-disappearance-five-men-feared-kidnapped-China-selling-books-critical-Beijing.html
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 6 Jan 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 11 Jan 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
11 Jan 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.