Democratic Party member Lee Cheuk-yan displays an autographed photo of football player Lionel Messi, outside a hospital in Hong Kong, China August 11, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A prominent member of Hong Kong's Democratic Party said on Friday he was beaten and "stapled" by mainland agents in the Chinese-controlled city before being dumped on a beach in what activists said was the latest warning to the democracy movement.
Howard Lam, a key pro-democracy activist in the former British colony, said he was even told in a telephone call not to give a photo signed by Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi to the widow of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo.
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