Publishers brace for police peril at Hong Kong Book Fair

Exhibitors avoid 'sensitive' titles as organizer warns on security law violations

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The 31st annual Hong Kong Book Fair kicks off on July 14, after a year off due to COVID-19. The national security law Beijing imposed in June 2020 is looming over the event. (Photo by Stella Wong)

KENJI KAWASE and STELLA WONG, Nikkei staff writers

HONG KONG -- The annual Hong Kong Book Fair begins Wednesday after a year off due to COVID-19 -- and in a highly charged political atmosphere.

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