Message logs from August 2020 show an intermediary known as “T” and later identified as paralegal Weyland Zhang Ziwa appealing to Mr Lee to prepare to become a full-fledged international lobbyist. It is shown that it was.
Text messages between Mr. Chan and Mr. Lee, who is now a prosecution witness, also discussed which city's political figure should lead the opposition movement in the post-national security law era.
Court says Hong Kong man was collaborating with people overseas to impose sanctions on China
Court says Hong Kong man was collaborating with people overseas to impose sanctions on China
Names discussed included former opposition lawmaker Sixtus Baggio Leung Chung-hang, former British consulate trade official Simon Cheng Man-kit, US-based activist Brian Leung Caiping, former They included independent activist Andy Chan Hawtin.
Mr. Lee also emphasized the need for prominent activists to establish governments-in-exile abroad to advance political agendas as part of exchanges.
Mr Lee told the West Kowloon Court on Tuesday that he and Mr Chan were considering moving out of the shadows and into the spotlight.
“if [I] Please don't come out, Hong Kong is still under the control of the Chinese Communist Party,” Lee testified. “So [Hong Kong] It has become a place of political persecution. ”
Mr Lee told the court that the pair had also considered the pros and cons of leaving Hong Kong in the face of possible repression, but Mr Chan felt he had to persist.
“As a leader, I must survive to the end,” the paralegal wrote in the message. “If I quit, who will take the helm?”
Lai trial reveals that activists lobbied foreign politicians to scrap Hong Kong agreement
Lai trial reveals that activists lobbied foreign politicians to scrap Hong Kong agreement
The document appears to have been prepared by a UK-based White House consultancy firm, and prosecutors claimed SWHK used it to support its domestic lobbying efforts.
But Mr Lee said he was unaware of how the consultancy had worked with other Hong Kong activists based in the UK.
Mr. Li's lawyers are expected to begin cross-examining Mr. Lee during the continuation of the trial on Wednesday.
