Crowds Gather at Hong Kong Bookstore Ahead of Final Closure Following Police Raid
Supporters have lined up outside an independent Hong Kong bookstore as it prepares to permanently close its doors following a recent police raid. The surge in visitors highlights public concern over press freedom and the shrinking space for dissenting voices in the city.
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Crowds flock to independent Hong Kong bookstore before shutters close - Reuters
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An independent Hong Kong bookstore has shut its doors six weeks after a national security police raid, drawing long queues of customers on its final day following four years in business. Readers wound down the dim staircase of a Prince Edward tenement building on Sunday afternoon, with some waiting up to 45 minutes to enter the third-floor bookstore, Have a Nice Stay. The closure followed a mid-July operation by national security officers, who raided the shop alongside nearby Greenfield...
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