Hunter Bookstore

Hunter Bookstore is an independent bookshop located in Hong Kong, founded four years ago by a former district councillor. The establishment gained a reputation for stocking books considered sensitive by authorities, including accounts related to Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement. The bookshop is currently newsworthy due to recent arrests of its owners. In late June, the two owners, identified as former district councillor Leticia Wong Man-huen and another individual, were arrested by national security police on suspicion of sedition and money laundering. They were subsequently released on bail. The closure of such establishments reflects a broader trend of shrinking space for critical discourse in Hong Kong, making Hunter Bookstore a symbol of the challenges faced by independent media and publishers in the region.