
Mandy Lau
Mandy Lau is a bookseller at the Have A Nice Stay bookstore in Hong Kong, who gained attention after being arrested during police raids targeting independent bookstores for allegedly selling 'seditious' publications. Her defiant stance, reflected in her T-shirt that read 'I am a bookstore employee,' has become a symbol of resistance against censorship and has sparked widespread support on social media, particularly in Taiwan.
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Mandy Lau, a bookseller of Have A Nice Stay bookstore, was earlier arrested by the police.
‘A statement of freedom’: T-shirt slogan goes viral and book sales rocket in Taiwan after Hong Kong raidsTaipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·
Taiwan· 2026-07-24










