Booksellers must ensure titles don’t violate national security laws: Chris Tang

Hong Kong's Secretary for Security, Chris Tang Ping-keung, has stated that booksellers are responsible for ensuring their publications do not contravene national security laws. This warning follows police raids on two independent bookstores, Have a Nice Stay and Greenfield Book Store, in Prince Edward and Mong Kok respectively, which resulted in the arrest of five individuals on suspicion of sedition. Tang also affirmed that the government will not create a list of banned books, explaining that such a list could be circumvented by offenders simply altering titles. The comments were made on Thursday, the day after the bookstore searches and arrests.