A government investigation into the mysterious disappearance of five Hong Kong publishers and book sellers this week thrust an unusual publishing industry into the media spotlight.
In this free-wheeling, specially-administered corner of China, several publishing houses and bookshops have spent years churning out books banned on the Chinese mainland. Speciality bookseller Paul Tang says the books focus on taboo topics: politics, religion and sex. "All forbidden in China," he adds. Read more
