HONG KONG POLICE RAID 2 INDIE BOOKSTORES, ARREST SEVERAL OVER NATIONAL SECURITY

AT A GLANCE

Hong Kong police arrested multiple people and seized books during a raid on two independent bookshops on Wednesday, the South China Morning Post has learned. A source told the SCMP that national security police searched Have a Nice Stay bookshop in Prince Edward and Greenfield Book Store in Mong Kok.

Officers seized books and made multiple arrests during the operation. Both shops are independently owned and focus on books related to the humanities. They have not taken part in the city’s annual...

KEY FACTS

• Topic: CHINA — the feed headline centres on HONG, KONG, POLICE, RAID, INDIE.
• Original feed: News - South China Morning Post.
• Published: 15 Jul 2026, 12:27 UK.
• Coverage checked: 1 distinct source and 0 closely matched related stories.

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• News - South China Morning Post: Hong Kong police arrested multiple people and seized books during a raid on two independent bookshops on Wednesday, the South China Morning Post has learned.
• News - South China Morning Post: A source told the SCMP that national security police searched Have a Nice Stay bookshop in Prince Edward and Greenfield Book Store in Mong Kok.
• News - South China Morning Post: Officers seized books and made multiple arrests during the operation.
• News - South China Morning Post: Both shops are independently owned and focus on books related to the humanities.
• News - South China Morning Post: They have not taken part in the city’s annual...

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