Dear editor:

Please join me and some friends to support Jimmy Lai on Nov. 12 from noon to 1 p.m. in Simcoe Park opposite the Prince of Wales Hotel.

The G7 foreign ministers are meeting in Niagara Falls on Nov. 11 and 12 and we are hoping to attract their attention.

I grew up in Canada and never met the Lai family. After living here for 25 years, I think that the town of NOTL would not look so prosperous without Mr. Lai’s and his sister’s arrival.

I don’t think I really appreciated how much they did to preserve and enhance the Old Town, in contrast to other owners who demolish and rebuild.

The Lais seem to appreciate the value of British heritage and history, as Hong Kong thrived under British rule.

Also, it was Mr. Lai who commissioned the Monet-inspired garden for public use with free skating in the winter. This garden near Pillar and Post is truly a gem in NOTL — so beautiful and peaceful.

Mr. Lai never saw his garden since he was jailed for defending freedom in Hong Kong. He has been in solitary confinement for five years.

I recently read his new biography, “The Troublemaker” by Mark Clifford, which I borrowed from the Queenston Library.

If you do join us, please feel free to make your own rally sign to support Mr. Lai. The sign I made is “Free Jimmy Lai.” We hope many local residents will turn up on Nov. 12.

Yimlei Molly Yep
NOTL