Borrowed: Recent Episodes
Jasmine Tse
An independent bookstore in Hong Kong closed in the fall of 2021. The bookstore owner said he did so because of politics. How else is the city’s political climate affecting its literary community?
Borrowed is a limited podcast series about those who have chosen to stay in the city and endure. Written, reported and produced by Jasmine Tse.
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One independent bookstore owner closed his shop and left Hong Kong. At the same time, many new bookstores have opened up. Why is that?
China’s forgotten history has long been remembered and recorded by those in Hong Kong, but it’s become increasingly difficult to do so.
Hong Kong’s Basic Law guarantees the freedom of the press and of publication, but past and recent events suggest otherwise.