Current classification: RELEASED ON BAIL / CASE PENDING
Last verified: September 14, 2026.
Verified profile
Pong Yat-ming, founder of Book Punch in Sham Shui Po, was arrested in March 2026 with three staff members over allegedly seditious publications including a biography of Jimmy Lai. Contemporary reporting states that he was released on bail the following day. He is therefore 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.