In Hong Kong's public libraries, nine titles written by pro-democracy figures had been pulled from the shelves, pending a review whether the books would violate the new national security law as of July 4, 2020. On June 30, 2020, Beijing imposed a controversial national security law on Hong Kong which prohibits acts of secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces in the city.
Number of selected books which written by democracy activists removed from public libraries after the national security law imposed in Hong Kong as of July 4, 2020, by title and author
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Apple Daily. (July 4, 2020). Number of selected books which written by democracy activists removed from public libraries after the national security law imposed in Hong Kong as of July 4, 2020, by title and author [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130934/hong-kong-impact-of-national-security-law-on-democracy-activist-books-in-public-libraries/
Apple Daily. "Number of selected books which written by democracy activists removed from public libraries after the national security law imposed in Hong Kong as of July 4, 2020, by title and author." Chart. July 4, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130934/hong-kong-impact-of-national-security-law-on-democracy-activist-books-in-public-libraries/
Apple Daily. (2020). Number of selected books which written by democracy activists removed from public libraries after the national security law imposed in Hong Kong as of July 4, 2020, by title and author. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130934/hong-kong-impact-of-national-security-law-on-democracy-activist-books-in-public-libraries/
Apple Daily. "Number of Selected Books Which Written by Democracy Activists Removed from Public Libraries after The National Security Law Imposed in Hong Kong as of July 4, 2020, by Title and Author." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130934/hong-kong-impact-of-national-security-law-on-democracy-activist-books-in-public-libraries/
Apple Daily, Number of selected books which written by democracy activists removed from public libraries after the national security law imposed in Hong Kong as of July 4, 2020, by title and author Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130934/hong-kong-impact-of-national-security-law-on-democracy-activist-books-in-public-libraries/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of selected books which written by democracy activists removed from public libraries after the national security law imposed in Hong Kong as of July 4, 2020, by title and author [Graph], Apple Daily, July 4, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130934/hong-kong-impact-of-national-security-law-on-democracy-activist-books-in-public-libraries/
