Book contents
- Political Censorship in British Hong Kong
- Law in Context
- Political Censorship in British Hong Kong
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Punitive Censorship and Libel Lawsuits against the Press
- 2 ‘Reading Every Line’: Era of the Daily Vetting of Newspaper Proofs
- 3 ‘Communist China Now Contiguous to Hong Kong’: Censorship Imposed by the ‘Free World’
- 4 ‘Patriotism to You Can Be Revolutionary Heresy to Us’: Hardened Control of Media, Schools and Entertainment
- 5 Preparing to Negotiate with China: Overt Loosening and Covert Control
- 6 Liberating Hong Kong for China: De-silencing the City
- Conclusion and Epilogue
- Glossary of Chinese Newspapers
- Bibliography
- Index
Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 July 2022
Book contents
- Political Censorship in British Hong Kong
- Law in Context
- Political Censorship in British Hong Kong
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Punitive Censorship and Libel Lawsuits against the Press
- 2 ‘Reading Every Line’: Era of the Daily Vetting of Newspaper Proofs
- 3 ‘Communist China Now Contiguous to Hong Kong’: Censorship Imposed by the ‘Free World’
- 4 ‘Patriotism to You Can Be Revolutionary Heresy to Us’: Hardened Control of Media, Schools and Entertainment
- 5 Preparing to Negotiate with China: Overt Loosening and Covert Control
- 6 Liberating Hong Kong for China: De-silencing the City
- Conclusion and Epilogue
- Glossary of Chinese Newspapers
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Around noon on 3 June 1919, nine schoolboys aged eight to seventeen walked westwards along Queen’s Road in the Central District of Hong Kong clad in their school uniforms and holding open oil-paper umbrellas made in mainland China. The umbrellas featured Chinese characters reading ‘Chinese people should buy native goods’. The boys attracted the attention of passers-by, with more than 100 joining them to form an impromptu parade.
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- Political Censorship in British Hong KongFreedom of Expression and the Law (1842–1997), pp. 1 - 12Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022