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Hong Kong
Xiānggǎng
香港
the police / police authorities
jǐngfāng
警方
to raid / to conduct a surprise search
tūjī sōuchá
突击搜查
two (establishments)
liǎng jiā
两家
bookstore
shūdiàn
书店
，
five people
wǔ rén
五人
due to / because of
yīn
因
suspected of / on suspicion of
shèxián
涉嫌
to sell / to offer for sale
shòumài
售卖
seditious / inciting
shāndòng xìng
煽动性
publications / periodicals
kānwù
刊物
to be arrested
bèi bǔ
被捕
。

Hong Kong
Xiānggǎng
香港
the police / police authorities
jǐngfāng
警方
to raid / to conduct a surprise search
tūjī sōuchá
突击搜查
two (establishments)
liǎng jiā
两家
independent
dúlì
独立
bookstore
shūdiàn
书店
and / also
bìng
并
to arrest
dàibǔ
逮捕
five people
wǔ rén
五人
，
being / constituting
wéi
为
recent / within
jìn
近
four months
sì gè yuè
四个月
(in the past period of)
lái
来
the third incident
dì-sān qǐ
第三起
targeting / directed at
zhēnduì
针对
booksellers
shūshāng
书商
(structural particle)
de
的
similar / of the same type
tónglèi
同类
operation / action
xíngdòng
行动
。

July 16, 2026 at 11:30 AM

Hong Kong
Xiānggǎng
香港
the police / police authorities
jǐngfāng
警方
to raid / surprise operation
tūjī
突击
to search / to conduct a search
sōuchá
搜查
two (establishments)
liǎng jiā
两家
independent
dúlì
独立
bookstore
shūdiàn
书店
，
to arrest
dàibǔ
逮捕
two (people)
liǎng míng
两名
men / male individuals
nánxìng
男性
and / as well as
jí
及
three (people)
sān míng
三名
women / female individuals
nǚxìng
女性
，
alleging / claiming
zhǐ
指
they / their
qí
其
suspected of / allegedly
shèxián
涉嫌
to violate / to breach
wéifǎn
违反
the year 2024
2024 nián
2024年
National Security Law
guójiā ānquán fǎ
国家安全法
。
the authorities
dāngjú
当局
stated / alleged
zhǐ
指
those arrested
bèi bǔ zhě
被捕者
suspected of
shèxián
涉嫌
to sell
shòumài
售卖
from
cóng
从
overseas / abroad
hǎiwài
海外
to ship into / to import
yùn rù
运入
Hong Kong
Xiānggǎng
香港
(structural particle)
de
的
seditious / inciting
shāndòng xìng
煽动性
publications
chūbǎnwù
出版物
，
but / however
dàn
但
did not / has not
wèi
未
to disclose / to reveal
pīlù
披露
involved in the case
shè àn
涉案
book titles
shūmíng
书名
。
this time / this particular
cǐcì
此次
to be searched / raided
bèi sōuchá
被搜查
(structural particle)
de
的
bookstore
shūdiàn
书店
one of
zhī yī
之一
，
is / to be
shì
是
by / founded by
yóu
由
former / ex-
qián
前
journalist / reporter
jìzhě
记者
to found / to establish
chuàngbàn
创办
(structural particle)
de
的
Have A Nice Stay (independent Hong Kong bookstore)
Have A Nice Stay
Have A Nice Stay
bookstore
shūdiàn
书店
。
another / the other
lìng
另
one (establishment)
yī jiā
一家
to be affected / to be implicated
shòu bō jí
受波及
(structural particle)
de
的
is / to be
shì
是
Greenfield (independent Hong Kong bookstore)
Greenfield
Greenfield
bookstore
shūdiàn
书店
，
the police
jǐngfāng
警方
at / in
zài
在
both locations
liǎng chù
两处
both / each
jūn
均
to remove / to take away
bānzǒu
搬走
(completion marker)
le
了
multiple boxes
duō xiāng
多箱
items / materials
wùpǐn
物品
。
this
zhè
这
is / to be
shì
是
Hong Kong
Xiānggǎng
香港
recent / within
jìn
近
four months
sì gè yuè
四个月
within / inside
nèi
内
at least
zhìshǎo
至少
the third time
dì-sān cì
第三次
targeting / directed at
zhēnduì
针对
independent
dúlì
独立
bookseller
shūshāng
书商
(structural particle)
de
的
National Security Law
guójiā ānquán fǎ
国家安全法
operation / action
xíngdòng
行动
。
this year
jīnnián
今年
March
sānyuè
三月
，
Book Punch (independent Hong Kong bookstore)
Book Punch
Book Punch
bookstore
shūdiàn
书店
(structural particle)
de
的
shop owner
diànzhǔ
店主
and / as well as
jí
及
employees / staff
yuángōng
员工
due to / because of
yīn
因
suspected of
shèxián
涉嫌
to sell
shòumài
售卖
containing / including
bāohán
包含
Jimmy Lai (Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon)
Lí Zhìyīng
黎智英
biography
zhuànjì
传记
among others / included
zài nèi
在内
(structural particle)
de
的
publications
chūbǎnwù
出版物
and thus / thereby
ér
而
to be subjected to / to suffer
zāodào
遭到
arrest
dàibǔ
逮捕
。
Have A Nice Stay (independent Hong Kong bookstore)
Have A Nice Stay
Have A Nice Stay
bookstore
shūdiàn
书店
previously / before this
cǐqián
此前
already
yǐ
已
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
will / (future marker)
jiāng
将
on / at (time marker)
yú
于
August 30
8 yuè 30 rì
8月30日
to close down / to cease operations
jiéyè
结业
，
one of the reasons
yuányīn zhī yī
原因之一
is / to be
shì
是
business difficulties / financial hardship
jīngyíng kùnnán
经营困难
and / as well as
jí
及
unable to / cannot
wúfǎ
无法
to determine / to identify
quèdìng
确定
political
zhèngzhì
政治
red line / forbidden boundary
hóngxiàn
红线
where it lies / its location
suǒzài
所在
。

News in English

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Hong Kong Police Raid Two Independent Bookstores and Arrest Five on Suspicion of Selling Seditious Publications

Hong Kong police raided two independent bookstores and arrested five people on suspicion of selling seditious publications, the third such action against booksellers in four months.

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to pass away / to die
shìshì
逝世
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97 suì
97岁
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