The Hong Kong Book Fair will be celebrating its 20th anniversary when it gets underway on Wednesday at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) in Wan Chai.
Among other things, the fair will be marking the special occasion with a Time-Tunnel exhibition that traces the history of the annual event.
Running for a week, the fair will feature 15 themed zones aimed at everybody from children to readers with spiritual interests. There will be more than 500 exhibitors from 19 countries and regions.
The fair this year will be bigger than ever - expanded to 44,213 square metres, or a third bigger than last year's show - and includes Italy, Brazil and the United Arab Emirates, all of which are exhibiting for the first time.
The International Cultural Zone will showcase books in various languages, with countries such as Denmark, India, the Philippines, Belgium, Bangladesh, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam also among the exhibitors.
Another new zone this year is English World, which will feature 50 booths packed with books in English from different countries.
In addition, there will be seminars featuring renowned writers and other media professionals who will speak on cultural, entrepreneurial, storytelling and English-learning issues.