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Written by: Chen Qianting
2019-12-15 22:24
Last updated: 2019-12-15 22:24A Hong Kong person disappeared the day before (13th) while travelling to Macau via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. He later claimed to his son that he was arrested by a mainland public security officer on the Eastern Artificial Island. The police classified the case as a "missing person" and followed up.
Some media reported today (15th) that the Security Bureau Director Li Jiachao visited the Eastern Artificial Island after the disappearance. The Security Bureau responded to the inquiry and confirmed the incident, saying that the itinerary was to understand the arrangements for Macao's return to security work, but The bureau avoided answering the rest of the itinerary details, including whether the trip was related to the disappearance, which officials have met, etc., and only said that it was "inconvenient to disclose."
A Hong Kong man was unaccounted for during his trip to Macau via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge the day before. He revealed to his son that he had been arrested by a mainland police at a mainland checkpoint on the Eastern Artificial Island. The son then called the police and the police have listed the missing as a follow-up.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will be in Macau from Wednesday to Friday (18-20) to attend the 20th anniversary of the reunification. The Zhuhai Public Security Bureau will start from Tuesday (10th) to 22nd in Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao in the mainland waters west of Lantau Island. The artificial island on the east of Daqiao has set up a security checkpoint to carry out a safety check on all vehicles and personnel passing through the bridge to Zhuhai and Macau.
The day after the disappearance, Li Jiachao made a secret visit to Eastern Artificial Island
"Apple Daily" reported that some readers saw Li Jiachao, the head of the Security Bureau, visited East Artificial Island yesterday, the day after the disappearance. The trip was not publicly interviewed by the media, and no related press releases or photos were released afterwards. The Security Bureau said tonight (15th) that it confirmed that Li Jiachao had visited the artificial island east of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge yesterday to learn about the arrangements for Macao's return to security.
However, the Bureau has not responded to other questions, including whether the itinerary is related to the disappearance, which officials have been met, and the reasons and criteria for the Bureau's refusal to disclose the itinerary.
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