www.hongkongers.org.uk/free-the-books
光復禁書
捍衛出版自由 捐書去英國圖書館
受中國港區國安法影響，香港政府查禁公共圖書館藏書， 妨礙知識同思想傳播， 禁絕異己理論，公 然踐踏言論、出版與思想自由。光復禁書，刻不容緩。
聯合國教育、科學及文化組織《公共圖書館宣言》表明:「館藏必須反映現時趨勢、社會演變、人類 創舉和夢想。藏書與服務，不應該屈從任何觀點、政治或者宗教審查」。
自由作為香港核心價值，若果於我城根絕， 就應由流散世界各地之香港人傳承和捍衛。 英國港僑協會 聯合 民主運動者 劉康、鄭文傑 共同發起「光復禁書」，與英國各圖書館接洽，讓禁書存留英國，重見天日。目前已獲大英圖書館、牛津大學圖書館答允。
FREE THE BOOKS
Defend Press Freedom, Donate Books to Libraries in Britain
Under the repercussions of China's National Security Law in Hong Kong, Hong Kong government has extirpated numerous books stored from the public libraries in order to impede the dissemination of knowledge and ideas, ban any dissenting theory, and blatantly trample on freedom of speech, publication and thought. It is indispensable to free the banned books.
UNESCO Public Library Manifesto affirms 'Material must reflect current trends and the evolution of society, as well as the memory of human endeavour and imagination. Collections and services should not be subject to any form of ideological, political or religious censorship, nor commercial pressures'.
If freedom as the core value of Hong Kong is rooted out in the city, it should be inherited and defended by diasporic Hongkongers around the world.
Therefore, Hongkongers in Britain (HKB) partnered with Hong Kong's democratic activists Honcques Laus and Simon Cheng to jointly commence the "Free the Books" campaign, and is in contact with libraries across the UK, to allow Hong Kong banned books to be kept in Britain.
媒體、捐書人可聯絡 For media or book donors, please contact:
Telegram:
@FreeTheBooksEmail: hkbfreethebook@protonmail.com
