HONG KONG: In the last two weeks, Hong Kong publisher Raymond Yeung has hastily made changes to a draft paper copy of a book entitled To Freedom, replacing the word"revolution" with"protests", tweaking a banned slogan and cutting passages that advocate independence for the Chinese-ruled city.
Publisher Raymond Yeung poses with a draft copy of"To Freedom", a collection of essays from participants in the 2019 protests in Hong Kong, at his office in Hong Kong, China July 11, 2020. Picture taken July 11, 2020. REUTERS/Joyce Zhou The council postponed the fair at the last minute on Monday due to a recent spike in COVID-19 cases. It did not specify a new date for the event, which draws about 1 million visitors.
He said the law has prompted publishing houses and writers to halt projects while printers, distributors, and bookstores have turned down sensitive books.
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