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Freed hong kong bookseller lam wingkee stands next to a placard with a picture of bookseller gui minhai, in front of his book store in hong kong in june 2016. Image bao pu, the founder and publisher of new century press, at a book warehouse in hong kong. Lam wingkee, one of five shareholders and staff at the causeway bay book shop in hong kong, thanks to the press on the opening day of his shop in taipei, taiwan, saturday, april 25, 2020. Hong kong is one of the worlds most enigmatic cities and its complex history has captured peoples imaginations around the world, these ten mustread books about hong kong will help visitors understand what makes this extraordinary citys heart beat.
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Causeway bay books, located in causeway bay, hong kong, was founded in 1994 by lam wingkee. Hong kong bookseller sentenced by china to 10 years for. National book store online store national book store. National book store expanded to hong kong with its first metrobooks branch.
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