HONG KONG, May 16 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's leader said on Tuesday public libraries needed to ensure books don't violate local laws, amid criticism that many books and videos related to China's ...

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Chui pointed out that Hong Kong’s public libraries should establish a mechanism for disclosing the books removed from their shelves and explain the reasons for the decision. This could allow ...

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s public libraries were once a haven of information that the Chinese government had erased from China’s own history books. For years, the semiautonomous city’s ...

A Thursday search of Hong Kong Public Libraries’ catalog yielded no result on titles related to the 1989 crackdown. Searches of some keywords such as “1989 pro-democracy movement” or “June ...

Veteran political cartoonist Zunzi was axed from his long-time employer, the local media outlet, Mingpao, this month after numerous criticisms and attacks from the Hong Kong government ... 2023 Since ...

A fresh wave of censorship reached Hong Kong’s public libraries this month. After a local newspaper axed a long-standing satirical comic strip following government criticism, local media reported that ...

The opening hours of study rooms at Hong Kong Public Libraries will be extended to 8am to 10pm on weekdays, and 8am to 9.30pm on weekends and public holidays during the period of March 1 to May 31.

Hong Kong's leader said Thursday, May 18, 2023 the city's public libraries would not recommend books featuring “bad ideologies" to residents after they pulled titles related to the 1989 ...