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Hong Kong security chief warns booksellers over national security laws
The warning follows police raids on two independent bookstores in Prince Edward and Mong Kok, where five people were arrested on suspicion of sedition.
Hong Kong’s Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung warned that booksellers are responsible for ensuring the titles they sell do not violate national security legislation, after police raided two independent bookstores.
According to SCMP Economy, Tang’s comments came a day after searches of Have a Nice Stay bookshop in Prince Edward and Greenfield Book Store in Mong Kok, where officers arrested five people on suspicion of sedition.
Tang also said the government would not compile a list of “banned books”, arguing that a banned list would enable offenders to evade the law by changing a book title.
The security chief said booksellers have a duty to sell material that does not endanger national security, framing the enforcement risk around the marketplace for book titles.