Should Hong Kong books be sold on the mainland? Carrie Lam thinks liaison office can work this out
She says call is inspired by feedback from the publishing subsector of Election Committee
This, she argued in an interview with the Post, was to enable Hong Kong books to be circulated on the mainland, where the government exercised censorship of published materials.
“Truly there are things that we need the liaison office to bridge with regards to the central authorities,” she said.
Referring to her campaign manifesto, she added: “There is a little initiative in this booklet, about shu hao. This is the right to publish in China.”
The idea of including some Hong Kong books under shu hao – which in Putonghua refers to the registration for books on the mainland – came from Lam’s meetings with the publishing subsector of the Election Committee, where members told her of their difficulties in entering the mainland market.
“So this is perhaps something the liaison office could help me, as a chief executive, deliver for the publishing sector,” Lam continued. “Where should I go for shu hao? What are the intricacies involved? I don’t want to look stupid in front of the ministries.”