Shocked parents called for books featuring 'pseudo-models' to be relegated to an adult corner at the annual book fair as the racy photograph albums became the fastest-selling items on the first day yesterday.
The books, which do not contain nudity but emphasise the models' breasts and loins, were rated Class I - neither indecent nor obscene.
Their success mirrored a trend at the fair where literary works fared less well than picture books. One publisher said celebrity books accounted for up to 80 per cent of sales.
Fair-goer Ms Yau, 40, who took her two daughters to the event, said: 'This is outrageous. I'm really shocked. Is this approved?' after looking at one of the best-selling pseudo-model books, Kissy Chrissie, featuring Chrissie Chau, 24. 'What's the difference from soft porn?'
Jerry Ho Wai-lan, a housewife in her 40s, said: 'Oh dear, they are close to porn. Organisers should put them in an adult corner.'
There were long queues at booths selling similar books of other models.