Hong Kong security law: pro-democracy books out of libraries

AFP Screenshot There have been protests against the new law in Hong Kong, despite fear of severe punishment. The books of pro-democracy figures have been removed from Hong Kongࢀ™s public libraries in the wake of a controversial new security law. The works will be reviewed to see if they violate the new law, said the authority that administers the libraries. The legislation targets secession, subversion and terrorism with punishments of up to life in prison. Opponents say it erodes the freedoms of the territory as a semi-autonomous region of China. Beijing rejects this. Hong Kongࢀ™s sovereignty was returned to China…