South China Morning Post•4h agoSource •

Hong Kong police raid 2 indie bookstores, arrest several over national security

The News

Hong Kong police raided two independent bookstores—Have a Nice Stay in Prince Edward and Greenfield Book Store in Mong Kok—on Wednesday, arresting multiple people and seizing books. The operation was conducted by national security police, according to a source cited by the South China Morning Post. Both shops specialize in humanities books and have not participated in the city's annual book fair. The raids highlight ongoing national security enforcement in Hong Kong.

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Why it matters

National security police conducted the raid on two independent bookstores.

Evidence

Both shops are independently owned and focus on books related to the humanities.

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The source told the SCMP that national security police conducted the searches.

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National security police conducted the raid on two independent bookstores.
Multiple people were arrested and books were seized.

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Hong Kong police arrested multiple people and seized books during a search of 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.

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The source told the SCMP that national security police conducted the searches.

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Hong Kong police raided Have a Nice Stay bookshop in Prince Edward.