A search for books by young activist Joshua Wong or pro-democracy politician Tanya Chan on the public libraries website showed the books, including "Unfree Speech," co-authored by Wong, either unavailable or under review. The day after the law came into effect, one man was arrested for carrying a Hong Kong independence flag. On Friday, the local government declared the slogan "Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times" illegal. The city’s Leisure and Cultural Services Department, which runs libraries, was quoted by local media saying books had been removed while it was being determined whether they violate the law. Two titles by Chinese Nobel Peace Prize-winning political dissident Liu Xiaobo were still available, according to the online search.

Source: bd News24 July 05, 2020 07:18 UTC