After Arrests, Hong Kong Issues Warning to Booksellers Hong Kong's latest move to suppress "seditious" materials has sent a chilling signal to booksellers and free thinkers alike.
Security chief Chris Tang issued a stern warning that books must not endanger national security – a vague goal that is already causing independent bookshops to shut down in fear.
The crackdown on Have a Nice Stay, a popular bookstore run by former journalists, marks the latest escalation of Hong Kong's war on dissent.