Live from Hong Kong, publisher, journalist and democracy activist Jimmy Lye. Born in mainland China, Jimmy Lye fled the communist

regime reaching Hong Kong as a stowaway on a fishing boat at the age of 12. By his late 20s he owned a garment factory and created the international clothing

brand Giordano. And then in 1989 the massacre took place at Tiananmen Square. Mr. Lai sold Giordano to establish a publishing house with pro-democracy

titles that now include Next Magazine and The Apple Daily. For participating in pro-democracy protests, Mr Lye was arrested late this past

February, he is now standing trial and I should note that for legal reasons we will not be discussing his case.

Welcome to this special plague time edition of Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson

and Jimmy good morning to you. It's evening here but good morning to you. Good morning to you. It's evening here, but good morning to you.

Good morning.

That's wonderful about me that it's busy, what you said.

I was forced to sell to Adano because I was participating in the June 4th massacre. Controversy.

So you know Beijing threatened to close the store, our stores in China and that's why I had to sell the stick in five days.

Without damaging the investors, you know, value or the wealth.

I see.

But you were forced to sell Jordano that I did not realize.

I was forced.

All right. Jimmy, we last spoke.

We last spoke when you visited the Hoover Institution in person

this past October. That was just seven months ago.

Since then you've been arrested twice and China has made clear its intention to

introduce a new security law in Hong Kong.

This is what you said to me last October. I'm quoting you, Jimmy.

In mainland China, the regime is facing a lot of problems.

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