Hong Kong independent bookstores to close after police raid
The 50-year-old shop said it will shut when its lease ends after raids that led to five arrests and seizures of alleged seditious titles.
- Greenfield Bookstore announced its closure on Wednesday after 50 years of operation, following a national security police raid earlier this month on suspicion of selling "items with seditious intent".
- On July 15, 2026, national security police raided Greenfield and another independent shop, Have a Nice Stay, arresting 5 people on suspicion of displaying and selling "items with seditious intent."
- Greenfield is the third bookstore to announce closure this month, following similar moves by Elmbook and Have a Nice Stay, which posted a sign Wednesday stating it would "cease operation temporarily."
- Security chief Chris Tang stated booksellers must ensure items sold "do not endanger national security," as authorities intensify scrutiny over alleged "seditious" material under Hong Kong's 2024 national security law.
- Founded in 1976, Greenfield once operated a branch in the now-defunct Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union , and its social media post thanked customers, stating "Grateful to everyone for being with us through thick and thin for the past 50 years, thank you, take care.
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Hong Kong bookstores to close after police raids
A Hong Kong bookshop raided by national security police this month yesterday announced that it would close after 50 years in business, while another shut down ahead of schedule. Police searched the two bookshops this month and arrested five people on suspicion of displaying and selling “items with s
The authorities of the autonomous region of China have detained five booksellers, this month, on suspicion of acting with the intention of sedition, after searches to bookstores that will close. Over time, and in several geographies, there have been several cases of booksellers turning themselves into targets of the authorities.
Hong Kong bookstores close as crackdown on ‘seditious’ material widens
HONG KONG, July 29 — A Hong Kong bookshop raided by national security police this month announced on Wednesday that it would close after 50 years in business, while another shut down ahead of schedule.Police searched the two bookshops this month and arrested five people on suspicion of displaying and selling “items with seditious intent”, extending a crackdown on independent bookshops in the city.Greenfield Book Store, a mainstay of the city’s i…
Hong Kong's Independent Bookshops To Close Amid National Security Crackdown
Authorities have cracked down on bookshops over alleged "seditious" material under Hong Kong's homegrown national security law passed in 2024, in addition to broader legislation imposed by Beijing
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