On Oct. 5, Wen Wei Po, a local Hong Kong mouthpiece for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), named seven books in public libraries and accused them of smearing the CCP by “inciting soft confrontation.” The named books and a total of 17 books in the same series have been removed from the shelves.
The books were still available on the adult lending library or reference bookshelf on Oct. 6. However, on Oct. 9, through exploring the public library website, a message showed “No results were found for your search request.”
In response to the Epoch Times inquiry, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) said that all public libraries will, from time to time, review and cancel books that are not in line with the development of their collections, including books that give inaccurate information or include content violating the provisions of Hong Kong law….