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Written by: Ma Weijie, Liang Huanmin, Zhang Jiamin
2020-07-04 17:04
Last update date: 2020-07-04 20:04The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress passed the National Security Law of the Minato District on June 30. The national security "red line" has become a concern recently. A web search of the Hong Kong Public Library of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department revealed that at least six books by Chen Yun (Chen Yungen), a former assistant professor of the Chinese Department of Lingnan University, were unavailable for borrowing. The system showed "reviewing", except for "Hong Kong "City State Theory" also includes "Hong Kong Defence War".
Former Hong Kong Secretary-General Huang Zhifeng's "I'm Not a Thin Road: Around 18" and "Cooking while eating while fighting" by Citizen Party Legislator Chen Shuzhuang are also "reviewing."
The reporter inquired about the staff of the Central Library. Some staff claimed that some books have been picked up for review after the "Minato City National Security Law" was passed. It is unknown whether they can be re-listed.
"Hong Kong 01" is inquiring to the LCSD.
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Nine books list "Under review" "Hong Kong Nation Theory" is not removed
Searching on the online system of the Hong Kong Public Library, at least 6 books written by Chen Yun are shown as "under review" and are temporarily unavailable for borrowing, including "Hong Kong City-State Theory", "Hong Kong City-State Theory 2", "Physical Theory" "Tu Fuji", "Hong Kong Defence War", "City State Sovereignty Theory" and "Hong Kong Adherents' Theory"; Huang Zhifeng's "I Am Not a Hero" and "I Am Not a Thin Road: Around 18" are also "reviewed"; and Chen Shuzhuang's "Walk While Eating and Fight" is also one of the books reviewed. As for the much-watched "Hong Kong Ethnology" and Chen Yun's other works, they have not been affected.
You can find Chen Shuzhuang's "Sensitive Zone of Chen Shuzhuang" and the book "Nine Comment Government Party" co-edited by Chen Yun and eight other people in the location of political books in the adult books of the Hong Kong Central Library. (Photo by Liang Huanmin)
CLC staff said the review is still in progress and no results
After checking in the Hong Kong Central Library, the reporter found that the only place for adult books to place political books is the "Chen Shuzhuang Sensitive Zone" written by Chen Shuzhuang and the "Nine Comment Government Party" co-edited by Chen Yun and eight other people. Chen Yun's "Hong Kong City-State Theory" and "Hong Kong Adherents' Theory", as well as Huang Zhifeng's "I'm Not a Thin Road: Around 18" can no longer be found.
The reporter asked the staff as a reader. Some staff said that due to the implementation of the "National Security Act of Minato City" in Hong Kong, some books were picked up for review, mainly involving three people, such as Chen Yun, Huang Zhifeng and Chen Shuzhuang. The result of the review is unknown. Whether to buckle up or reposition it. The staff said that the number was not large, and that not all books of the authors involved should be reviewed.
Huang Zhifeng: "I'm not a fine road: around 18"  published in 2013
Huang Zhifeng said on the Facebook page that the review of "I am not a thin road: around 18"  was published in 2013, and the content of the book does not involve sovereignty constitutional issues. At that time, international work was not started, and the white terror continued to diffuse and reflect The National Security Law is a tool for criminalization. Chen Shuzhuang also stated on the special page that he expected that there would be a ban on books after the implementation of the National Security Law, but he did not expect to have a share and laughed and said, "Inexplicable and honorable."
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