Greenfield Book Store, an independent bookstore in Mong Kok that has operated for about 50 years, says it will close when its lease expires. The shop made the announcement in social media posts in the early hours of Wednesday. The outlet in question is Greenfield Book Store on Sai Yeung Choi Street.\n\nSeveral reports link the closure to actions taken by Hong Kong national security police earlier this month. According to the accounts, national security police carried out a raid at or connected to the bookstore, and staff members were arrested around two weeks earlier. The reports describe the arrests and raid as being handled under Hong Kong’s national security framework.\n\nIn its statement about closing, the bookstore thanks customers for their support over the decades and indicates that it is not planning to extend its operations beyond the end of the lease. The sources do not provide further details in the cited coverage about charges or case developments tied to the arrests. The closure announcement centers on the impending lease end, while the coverage frames it in the context of the recent national security actions.
Greenfield Book Store announces closure after Hong Kong national security raid
Greenfield Book Store, an independent bookstore in Mong Kok that has operated for about 50 years, says it will close when its lease expires. The shop made the announcement in social media posts in the...
- Greenfield Book Store, an independent bookstore in Mong Kok, says it will close when its lease expires.
- The store’s announcement is made via social media posts in the early hours of Wednesday.
- The closure follows earlier national security police action, including a raid reported earlier this month.
- Staff members of the bookstore were arrested around two weeks before the closure announcement, according to reporting.
- Greenfield Book Store has operated for about 50 years, and thanks customers for their support in its statement.
A Hong Kong bookstore whose staff were arrested by national security police two weeks ago has announced its closure. “Our store will be closing after our lease expires. Thank you for walking with us, through wind and rain, for 50 years since our opening,” Greenfield Bookstore said in social media posts in the early hours […]
2 hours agoA 50-year-old independent bookshop has announced it will close when its lease ends, following a raid by Hong Kong national security police earlier this month. Greenfield Book Store, located on Sai Yeung Choi Street in Mong Kok, took to social media during the early hours of Wednesday morning to announce its plans to close. “The shop will close down after the end of the lease. Thank you, everyone, for your support over the past 50 years since the shop opened. Thank you and take care,” the...
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