Hong Kong Librarians Ordered to Take Down Books-May 7, 2021.
they 'threaten' national security--Albert Ho, Tanya Chan, Jie Yu, Bruce Lam.
Nine books were banned from Hong Kong’s public libraries on May 7, 2021 under the national security law’s provisions on censorship.1 The ban, issued by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department requires librarians to immediately take down the nine books, including two volumes by former pro-democracy lawmakers Albert Ho and Tanya Chan and three others by political commentator Bruce Lam.2
Books by other pro-democracy figures have been removed from public libraries in Hong Kong under the security law.3 Daniel C. Tsang, writes that the Hong Kong Library Association has an important set of principles guiding the professional work of librarians. 4 Tsang observes:
the association "believes in freedom of enquiry, thought and expression and in the free, uncensored flow of information. It is a fundamental principle that the primary duty of library and information personnel is to facilitate access to information”. It commits librarians to "uphold freedom of enquiry and uncensored flow of information” and to also "uphold the principles of intellectual freedom”. 5
Books by Joshua Wong, now in jail for subversion,6 I Am Not A Hero, (2013) and I Am Not a Child: Before and After Turning 18 Years Old (2015) were among the first wave of books unavailable. 7
9 more books on Democracy banned: they 'threaten' national security. AsiaNews.it May 8, 2021.
Hong Kong bans nine books from public libraries under national security censorship law. Apple Daily, May 7, 2021.
Vincent, Danny. 2020 Hong Kong security law: Pro-democracy books pulled from libraries. BBC News. Hong Kong. July 5.
Tsang, Daniel C. 2021. “Defending Intellectual Freedom in Hong Kong: An Inspiration and A Duty for Librarians,” Medium February 27.
Ibid.
"Hong Kong: Joshua Wong jailed over banned Tiananmen vigil." BBC News. 6 May 2021.
Strumpf, Dan. 2020. Hong Kong Libraries Pull Books for Review Under China’s Security Law. Wall Street Journal. July 5.
I'm having difficulty remembering the difference, after we took down all the Dr. Seuss books. What state is Hong Kong in?