Lui Por (呂波) – Causeway Bay Bookseller and Cross-Border Detention Case

Current classification: FORMER DETAINEE / 2026 STATUS UNDER VERIFICATION

Last verified: September 14, 2026.

Verified profile

Lui Por, also reported as Lui Bo, was general manager of the Causeway Bay Books/Mighty Current operation and one of five booksellers detained in the 2015 cross-border case. Historical reporting documents his detention and later reappearance in mainland China. Current 2026 custody status is not established by the sources reviewed, so he is not counted as currently imprisoned.

Evidence and provenance

Archive rule

This is the canonical person/status record for Free China. Historical detention does not imply current imprisonment. Current custody is counted only when supported by dated evidence; unresolved contemporary status is explicitly marked under verification.

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