Liuxia Bookstore · Full chronicle and history

On August 14, 2026, after Hong Kong independent bookstore Liu Xia Bookhouse was searched by the police's national security division, which took away several people and announced a suspension of business, a number Hong Kong residents posted sticky notes in front of the bookstore to show their support.

On July 17, 2026, Mandy, manager of the independent bookshop Liu Xia Bookshop, who had earlier been taken away in handcuffs during a search operation by the Hong Kong Police's National Security Department, along with two other arrested employees, were granted bail pending investigation and left the police station.

On the evening of July 16, 2026, the General Association of Chinese Culture in Taiwan projected the words "I am a bookstore clerk" onto its front gate, voicing support for the independent bookstore Liuxia Shushe, which had previously been searched by the Hong Kong police's state security (MSS) unit, and for its arrested staff.

On July 15, 2026, the National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police Force searched the independent bookstores "Lau Ha Shuk Se" and "Tin Yuen Shuk Uk", arrested five staff members and persons in charge on suspicion of committing the sedition offense under Article 23 of the Basic Law, and seized multiple boxes of books.