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Hong Kong Police Arrest Bookstore Owner for Seditious Sales

3/27/2026

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Hong Kong police arrested Pong Yat-ming, bookstore owner, and three employees for selling seditious publications, including a biography of jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai.
Lai was sentenced to 20 years for collusion with foreign forces.
Mark Clifford, the biography's author, criticized the arrests as ironic and cited suppression of free expression.
The Hong Kong government announced amendments allowing customs to seize seditious items and requiring suspects to provide digital passwords.

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Hong Kong police arrested Pong Yat-ming, bookstore owner, and three employees for selling seditious publications, including a biography of jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai.
Lai was sentenced to 20 years for collusion with foreign forces.
Mark Clifford, the biography's author, criticized the arrests as ironic and cited suppression of free expression.
The Hong Kong government announced amendments allowing customs to seize seditious items and requiring suspects to provide digital passwords.