Publishers "Should Know Where the Red Line Is", Hong Kong Official Says Ahead of First Book Fair under #NationalSecurityLaw
Hong Kong's annual book fair opened on July 14, 2021. Since last year's fair was cancelled under the menace of the pandemic, this year's fair is the first one to take place after Beijing's imposition of the #NationalSecurityLaw.
The common concern is whether the Trade Development Council (#TDC) as the organizer would censor any books, and whether the participating publishing houses would undergo self-censorship.
The vice director of TDC Chow Kai-leung claim that they would not examine the books, but the publishers "should know where the [red] line is".
When asked whether the poetry of Liu Xiabo is allowed, Chow said it would be decided by the national security police.
In the 2019 fair, some publishers set up a pro-democracy #LennonWall in the fair; this year, however, there is nothing as such.
Source: StandNews #Jul13
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#WhiteTerror #Censorship #ThoughtPolice
Hong Kong's annual book fair opened on July 14, 2021. Since last year's fair was cancelled under the menace of the pandemic, this year's fair is the first one to take place after Beijing's imposition of the #NationalSecurityLaw.
The common concern is whether the Trade Development Council (#TDC) as the organizer would censor any books, and whether the participating publishing houses would undergo self-censorship.
The vice director of TDC Chow Kai-leung claim that they would not examine the books, but the publishers "should know where the [red] line is".
When asked whether the poetry of Liu Xiabo is allowed, Chow said it would be decided by the national security police.
In the 2019 fair, some publishers set up a pro-democracy #LennonWall in the fair; this year, however, there is nothing as such.
Source: StandNews #Jul13
https://bit.ly/3iu9q56
#WhiteTerror #Censorship #ThoughtPolice