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HK Government suspected of un-shelving another 16 books involving topics of #CivilDisobedience and #Protests in #PublicLibrary
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (#LCSD) of the Hong Kong Government is suspected of un-shelving 16 books from public libraries.
These include:
- The writings of pro-democracy activist and former law professor Benny Tai;
- Reverend Chu Yiu-ming's “Civil Disobedience and the Occupation of Central: Reflections on the Faith of Christians in Hong Kong” (公民抗命與佔領中環：香港基督徒的信仰省思);
- “To All of Those Who Have Worn Black Before” (給穿過黑衣的人) by Scholarism;
- Former legislator Raymond Wong Yuk-man’s book “I Wouldn’t Have Argued If I Did’t Have To” (予豈好辯哉).
In addition, the two issues of “#Breakazine!” about the Anti-Extradition Law (#AntiELAB) Protest, are also removed.
These 16 books were all published before the #NationalSecurityLaw came into effect, yet they are no longer available on the public library website.
So far, the government has removed at least 34 books in total.
Source: Apply Daily #May29
https://bit.ly/2R20IRR
#NSL #Censorship #BannedBooks #Regime #DissentLiterature
HK Government suspected of un-shelving another 16 books involving topics of #CivilDisobedience and #Protests in #PublicLibrary
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (#LCSD) of the Hong Kong Government is suspected of un-shelving 16 books from public libraries.
These include:
- The writings of pro-democracy activist and former law professor Benny Tai;
- Reverend Chu Yiu-ming's “Civil Disobedience and the Occupation of Central: Reflections on the Faith of Christians in Hong Kong” (公民抗命與佔領中環：香港基督徒的信仰省思);
- “To All of Those Who Have Worn Black Before” (給穿過黑衣的人) by Scholarism;
- Former legislator Raymond Wong Yuk-man’s book “I Wouldn’t Have Argued If I Did’t Have To” (予豈好辯哉).
In addition, the two issues of “#Breakazine!” about the Anti-Extradition Law (#AntiELAB) Protest, are also removed.
These 16 books were all published before the #NationalSecurityLaw came into effect, yet they are no longer available on the public library website.
So far, the government has removed at least 34 books in total.
Source: Apply Daily #May29
https://bit.ly/2R20IRR
#NSL #Censorship #BannedBooks #Regime #DissentLiterature