Books by prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy figures have become unavailable in the city's public libraries, days after Beijing introduced sweeping national security legislation, according to online records and one activist
It is unclear how many books are under review. Two titles by Chinese Nobel Peace Prize-winning political dissident Liu Xiaobo were still available, according to the online search.
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