[HONG KONG] Books by prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy figures have become unavailable in the Chinese-ruled city's public libraries, days after Beijing introduced sweeping national security legislation, according to online records and one activist. Read more at The Business Times.
[HONG KONG] Books by prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy figures have become unavailable in the Chinese-ruled city's public libraries, days after Beijing introduced sweeping national security legislation, according to online records and one activist.
The law, which came into force on Tuesday night at the same time its contents were published, punishes crimes related to secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces, with punishments of up to life in prison. A search for books by young activist Joshua Wong or pro-democracy politician Tanya Chan on the public libraries website showed the books, including"Unfree Speech", co-authored by Mr Wong, either unavailable or under review.
"The national security law ... imposes a mainland-style censorship regime upon this international financial city," Mr Wong tweeted on Saturday, adding his titles"are now prone to book censorship". The national-security legislation has been criticised by pro-democracy activists, lawyers and foreign governments who fear it would be used to stifle dissent and undermine freedoms the former British colony was promised when it returned to Chinese rule in 1997.
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