Hong Kong's security law puts damper on annual book fair

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A man reads Chinese President Xi Jinping's book "The Governance of China" at a booth during the Hong Kong Book Fair on July 23. (Photo by Peggy Ye)

PEGGY YE, Nikkei staff writer

HONG KONG -- One of the largest book fairs in Asia came to a close on Tuesday with no reports of books suspected of violating the city's national security law.

Deng Dak-cheng, chairman of pro-Beijing Politihk Social Strategic, says his group has been voluntarily monitoring content at the annual Hong Kong Book Fair for the past four years.

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