All things in the political arena｜New book rejected by the Press Publishing House Shao Jiazhen worried about the national security law into a banned book era

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Written by: Luo Jiaqing

2020-10-29 00:00

Last update date: 2020-10-29 00:00

Shao Jiazhen, a member of the Social Welfare Legislative Council, was jailed for participating in the 2014 Occupation Movement and was jailed for 8 months.

Shao Jiazhen earlier wrote the prisoner's "Journey to the Prison", and recently plans to launch his new book "Bring a Book to the Prison", which describes the incidents of dealing with the correctional department after the prison, including the follow-up of CIS masks and the establishment of "Stone Wall Flower" "Wait.

However, Shao Jiazhen revealed that in early July, he was informed by the original publishing house that was originally scheduled to cooperate. After the passage of the Hong Kong National Security Law, it was difficult to know where the red line was, so he had to decline to replace Shao Jiazhen with the version.

He bluntly felt unhappy and frustrated after learning about it. "It feels like the era of banned books has just begun."

Shao Jiazhen said that in the end, he found a small publishing house to help make the finished product available.

He mentioned that the new book will be sold in small independent bookstores and online, hoping that online sales can break through the prohibition on the ground.

I was asked whether there are more and more banned books in prisons?

Shao Jiazhen bluntly said that the Correctional Services Department is like a frightened bird, and basically all books related to the anti-amendment regulations will be banned.

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Shao Jiazhen bluntly said that more than 30 books have been published so far, but it has not been for sales, "writing is a place for me to be humorous."

"Every time something happens, I don't do exercises. I write articles. It seems to be comfortable." But he lamented that "booming" is no longer arbitrary. "Hong Kong will never be the same."

Regarding whether there are more and more banned books in prisons, Shao Jiazhen bluntly said that the Correctional Services Department is in a state of alarm, especially when there are more political prisoners sentenced to prison for the anti-revision movement, basically all things related to the anti-revision law Books will be banned.

He believes that the Correctional Services Department has become at a loss. "Books are banned in disorder. (The list) gets longer and longer."

Will it be more difficult to follow up on the issue of prison rights?

Shao Jiazhen said: "yes and no!" (It can be said that it is, or it can be said that it is not.) Because the Correctional Services Department has become more and more barbaric, and constantly builds rules, such as meeting the Director of Correctional Services before, but now it is difficult to meet; I wrote a letter to the Punishment Church and received a detailed reply, and now only received a "hea reply."

However, Shao Jiazhen also pointed out that in recent years, the outside world's concern for prisoners' rights has greatly increased, and everyone will care about whether the daily life of the prison is reasonable, which is very different from the lack of people in 2017.

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