Hong Kong independent bookstores to close after police raid
ONP 요약
Greenfield Bookstore, a 50‑year‑old independent shop in Mong Kok, announced it will close when its lease ends after a national security police raid that led to the arrest of five staff members. The raid was part of a broader crackdown on booksellers suspected of distributing seditious material.
중도 성향:Neutral reporting — moderate outlets focus on the closure and arrests without attributing blame.
보수 성향:Crackdown emphasis — conservative outlets stress the expansion of the national security crackdown on seditious material.
HONG KONG — A Hong Kong bookshop raided by national security police this month announced on Wednesday that it would close after 50 years in business, while another shut down ahead of schedule. Police searched the two bookshops this month and arrested five people on suspicion of displaying and selling “items with seditious intent”, extending a crackdown on independent bookshops in the city. Greenfield Book Store, a mainstay of the city’s independent bookshop scene since it opened in 1976, said it would close down when its rental contract ends. READ: Veteran Hong Kong journalist arrested for ‘sedition’ “Grateful to everyone […]...
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