Hong Kong Libraries Pull Pro-Democracy Books for Review Under Beijing’s Security Law

Hong Kong Libraries Pull Pro-Democracy Books for Review Under Beijing’s Security Law
People read books at Hong Kong Central Library after democracy activists' books were taken down due to national security law in Hong Kong, on July 6, 2020. Tyrone Siu/Reuters
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Books written by prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy figures have been removed from library shelves across the city in the wake of Beijing’s national security law, which came into effect last week.

A government department said Sunday that books have been pulled from the shelves of public libraries for review to see whether they violate the Chinese communist regime’s new draconian law, which was imposed at 11 p.m. on June 30 after ceremonial votes.

Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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