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Posted on 07/16/2026 8:47:12 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Hong Kong 's top security official said Thursday that booksellers should ensure the titles they sell do not harm national security, a day after five people linked to two bookstores were arrested.
The police operation on Wednesday was the third round of arrests targeting independent bookstores within four months. Critics have raised concerns over the city's freedom of expression under what they called a unclear red line.
But Secretary for Security Chris Tang told reporters at the legislative building that the law is clear.
The exteriors of the Greenfield Book Store is seen in Mong Kok district, Hong Kong, on Wednesday, July 15 2026. Asia Hong Kong booksellers arrested for allegedly selling seditious books "If you are a bookseller, you have the responsibility to make sure the books you sell won't endanger national security," he said. "It's equal to, for example, when you are selling food, you need to ensure the food won't cause a stomach ache and is not either poison or illegal."
Asked if authorities would make a list of banned books, Tang said that would not be conducive to effective law enforcement targeting titles that "intend to harm the country."
"We will not let criminals off the hook like this," he said.
On Wednesday, police raided Have A Nice Stay, a bookshop founded by a group of former journalists, and the longstanding Greenfield Book Store. Police said the five people who were arrested were suspected of displaying seditious materials and selling seditious publications.
A police statement alleged that the content stirred up hatred against the city's government, judiciary and law enforcement agencies.
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the country = CCP
Twilight of the Pearl of the Orient.
The commies do what they do best. They looted and ruined HK.
Darn, wish they’d list the titles, so I can buy the books!
On that website there was no *hint* of dead and dying students or of huge tanks moving toward crowds. All you saw were pictures of tranquil scenes with Chairman Mao looking lovingly down on his people.
Censorship in Hong Kong...just like in China.
Banned books?
You want a list?
We’ll tell you when we confiscate them and arrest you...
The Brits should have handed Hong Kong to Taiwan.
L
1984, Animal Farm, Brave New World, It Can’t Happen Here, Atlas Shrugged, We the Living, The Fountainhead..............
One is called “The Troublemaker” and is a biography of a man named Jimmy Lai.
Our Leftists here want to do the same thing.
I wonder if they have “banned books week” in China? I’m guessing not.
That was actually Google Censorship (tm) - they were desperate to please the CCP and stay in the Chinese market at the time but subsequently gave up. Back then you could still use the Internet freely from Hong Kong. Post-2019 you will most likely need a VPN - illegal in China but they look the other way when revenue-bringing foreigners use them.
The CCP does not like this one:
I have read it. The authors traveled to China and researched a lot - even interviewed the women who washed Mao’s underwear.
Bkmk
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