Reuters; Democracy activists' books unavailable in Hong Kong libraries after new law
"Books by prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy figures have become
unavailable in the Chinese-ruled city’s public libraries as they are
being reviewed to see whether they violate a new national security law, a
government department said on Sunday.
The sweeping legislation, 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.
Hong Kong public libraries “will review whether certain books violate
the stipulations of the National Security Law,” the Leisure and Cultural
Services Department, which runs the libraries, said in a statement.
“While
legal advice will be sought in the process of the review, the books
will not be available for borrowing and reference in libraries.""
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