More than 40% of video materials and books involving 'political themes' had been removed from public libraries since 2020, according to a report of Hong Kong's Ming Pao newspaper.
HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s leader said on Tuesday, May 16, public libraries needed to ensure books don’t violate local laws, amid criticism that many books and videos related to“These books are accessible by people in private book shops. If they want to buy, they can buy,” Hong Kong’s chief executive John Lee told reporters when asked about the removal of June 4 literature and documentaries from public libraries.
Hong Kong, which returned from British to Chinese rule in 1997 with the promise of wide-ranging freedoms, has in recent years curbed individual liberties under a sweeping China-imposed national security law. Public memorials and commemorations of China’s bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989 were once allowed in Hong Kong, unlike mainland China where it is a taboo and censored topic.
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