Record crowds expected to queue up for international display of books, comics and assorted entertainment material
COME RAIN OR shine, the annual Hong Kong Book Fair always draws huge crowds - of young and old alike.
Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (TDC), the annual event keeps growing. Last year it attracted more than 500,000 people. Nearly 400 local, mainland and global firms are set to display books, magazines, stationery, interactive software and learning aids.
Visitors will find material covering a vast range of subjects, from history, philosophy and religion to technology, business, travel, practical skills, children's literature and art and design.
This year the fair, which opens today at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, will see a range of tie-in programmes, including author-signing sessions.
'We are in a spin with so many added events this year,' said Anne Chick, the TDC's senior exhibitions manager.