Books by prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy figures have become unavailable in the Chinese-ruled city’s public libraries.
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.
“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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