On July 17, Hong Kong Secretary for Security Tang Ping-keung responded to the arrest of independent bookstore staff, stating that booksellers have a responsibility to ensure that the books they sell do not endanger national security. However, he refused to publish a "list of banned books," claiming that doing so would be "detrimental to effective law enforcement," and compared selling books to selling food.
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2026-11-03 12:04 · 7月17日，香港保安局局长邓炳强回应独立书店人员被捕事件，称书商有责任确保书籍不危害国安，但拒绝公布“禁书名单”，称公布“不利于有效执法”。
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Tang Ping-keung says booksellers have a responsibility to ensure books do not endanger national security, refuses to publish a list of banned books
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