If that doesn’t tell you what’s happened in HK nothing will….
- Librarians fearful of red lines take cautious approach to reviewing collections for possible violations of law, including even George Orwell’s Animal Farm
- Books penned by those arrested under security law and publications marked by state media seen as high-risk categories
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Hong Kong schools are removing books from their libraries over the summer break that may violate the national security law, including titles targeted by pro-Beijing media and those broaching sensitive topics such as Taiwan.
In the absence of an official list of banned books, librarians fearful of crossing red lines told the Post they had adopted a more cautious approach to screening their collections.
Some report they are even questioning whether to take works such as George Orwell’s Animal Farm off the shelves for their portrayal of totalitarian regimes.
More at the SCMP. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3144202/national-security-law-hong-kong-schools-remove-books-risk
