Hong Kong police raid 2 indie bookstores, arrest several over national securityHave a Nice Stay bookshop in Prince Edward and Greenfield Book Store in Mong Kok targeted by national security police2-MIN READ2-MIN1ListenPublished: 7:27pm, 15 Jul 2026Hong Kong police arrested multiple people and seized books during a raid on two independent bookshops on Wednesday, the South China Morning Post has learned.A source told the SCMP that national security police searched Have a Nice Stay bookshop in Prince Edward and Greenfield Book Store in Mong Kok.Officers seized books and made multiple arrests during the operation.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x
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Hong Kong police raid 2 indie bookstores, arrest several over national security
Hong Kong national security police raided two independent bookstores, Have a Nice Stay in Prince Edward and Greenfield Book Store in Mong Kok, on Wednesday. During the operation, officers seized books and arrested multiple individuals.
Jess MaSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-15 · 11:27 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Hong Kong national security police raided two independent bookstores, Have a Nice Stay in Prince Edward and Greenfield Book Store in Mong Kok, on Wednesday. During the operation, officers seized books and arrested multiple individuals. Both targeted bookshops are independently owned and specialize in humanities-related literature. The article does not specify the exact reasons for the arrests or the nature of the books seized beyond their subject matter.
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National Security
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Books were seized during the operation.
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Hong Kong police arrested multiple people during a raid on two independent bookshops.
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National security police searched Greenfield Book Store in Mong Kok.
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National security police searched Have a Nice Stay bookshop in Prince Edward.
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