Hong Kong Free Press·Hong Kong·Monday, August 17, 2026 at 12:50 AM
How an escalating crackdown on Hong Kong’s independent bookstores put Taiwan publishers in the spotlight
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Additional reporting: Irene Chan. After climbing four flights of stairs in the August summer heat, Helen was met with a locked metal gate and a printed sign saying Have a Nice Stay had permanently closed. “I didn’t think it would be shut already,” Helen told HKFP on the top floor