Independent bookshop Elmbook to close physical store after Hong Kong Book Fair ban

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Elmbook, an independent bookshop that opened in 1997, has announced it will shutter its physical store in Mong Kok after being banned from the Hong Kong Book Fair.

Announcing the impending closure on social media on Wednesday, Elmbook also said it could not participate in this year’s Hong Kong Book Fair despite having taken part […]

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