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Hong Kong Book Fair

Hong Kong Book Fair
The annual Book Fair is organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and takes place over several days. It launched in 1990.
Visitors browse books at the Hong Kong Book Fair. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong society

Visitors to Hong Kong Book Fair drop by 10% as typhoon puts dampener on event

Some vendors say pausing event due to Typhoon Wipha hurt business, with Sunday originally anticipated to be busiest day.

Hong Kong youth

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Hong Kong culture

Editorial | Hong Kong Book Fair’s central plot rightly remains love of reading

On Our Radar

Hong Kong Book Fair turns 35 with more than 600 events

The 35th edition of the annual week-long expo encourages visitors to add the worlds of food and future tech to their literary menus.

Book lovers at last year’s Hong Kong Book Fair. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong economy

35th Hong Kong Book Fair serves up food culture, targets 1 million visitors

This year’s event will be held at Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai between July 16 and 22.

Hong Kong society

Annual Hong Kong book fair bans 3 exhibitors ‘without explanation’

Bbluesky Publishing and Boundary Bookstore say they earlier received notices that their applications for July’s fair had been rejected.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong Book Fair draws 1 million visits, average spending rises 4.6%

Organiser says event turnout boosted by large number of mainland visitors, while some exhibitors lament sales drop of 5 per cent to 15 per cent.

Bookworms flocked to the fair on Tuesday for a final chance to pick up a bargain. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong economy

Exhibitors at Hong Kong book fair told to stop selling ‘sensitive’ titles

Sellers pull eight titles to ensure staff safety, but are not told by Trade Development Council if the books breached national security laws.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong Book Fair launch attracts thousands of eager readers seeking new titles

Early birds queue outside Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre with backpacks and suitcases ahead of event opening at 10am.

Hong Kong society

Mainland visitors to make Hong Kong Book Fair a bestselling event: organiser

Event organiser ‘confident’ following roadshows in Guangzhou and Shenzhen as well as positive response on social media platform Xiaohongshu.

The 34th edition of the annual book fair will kick off on Wednesday and last until July 23 at Wan Chai’s Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong Book Fair turns new page with push to draw Greater Bay Area tourists

Annual book fair to return on July 17, with organisers to offer joint passes for Sports and Leisure Expo and World of Snacks.

Some of the wares set to go on sale at the annual book fair. Photo: Sun Yeung
Books and literature

How Hong Kong independent bookstores are in flux amid closures

Recent months have seen well-known independent bookstores close in Hong Kong after they were suspected of breaking various laws, but novel business models are seeing new ones emerge.

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Coronavirus Hong Kong

Editorial | Hong Kong book fair’s success a significant step on the road to normality

Almost 1 million people attended the event, a welcome return to pre-pandemic levels. And the fair also provided compelling evidence that enthusiasm for printed works still exists in the digital age.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong Book Fair logs 990,000 visitors this year, a return to pre-Covid levels

Hong Kong Trade Development Council says attendees spent HK$872 on average at joint event comprising book fair, Sports and Leisure Expo and World of Snacks.

Attendees hunt for bargains on the final day of the Hong Kong Book Fair on Tuesday. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
Hong Kong society

Bookworms gather in Hong Kong for yearly feast as fair opens

Organisers expect visitor numbers to reach pre-pandemic levels of 1 million over seven-day event.

Readers browse on the first day of the Hong Kong Book Fair. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong Book Fair vendor predicts visitor numbers will rebound to 1 million

Hong Kong Book fair vendors work flat out to set up on Tuesday to make up for lost time caused by Typhoon Talim.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong Book Fair’s 760 exhibitors urged to abide by national security law

Organisers say they do not have lists of books that could not be displayed because they trust their exhibitors.

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Books and literature

Hong Kong Book Fair 2022 closes with total of 850,000 visitors

Number of attendees rose about 2.4 per cent from the 830,000 visitors at last year’s fair; customers spent an average of HK$879 at 2022 event.

Visitors snapped up books, snacks, sports and leisure products from more than 700 exhibitors at the Hong Kong Book Fair. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong youth ‘should learn Chinese history to cultivate national identity’

Secretary for Security Chris Tang says many young people had wrong ideas about country and city government during 2019 social unrest and had to ‘bear the legal consequences’.

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History

Different take on Chinese migration to California – and on Hong Kong’s role

Historian Elizabeth Sinn argues that far from being shipped overseas as indentured labourers, Chinese emigrants to California chose to go there under their own steam.

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Hong Kong youth

Hong Kong’s advertising veterans champion youth at annual book fair

Meta regional creative head Kitty Lun joins 19 other advertising veterans to launch book to motivate young residents to learn and transform.

Advertising industry veteran artist Kitty Lun speaks at the Hong Kong Book Fair. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

New chapter for Hong Kong’s independent booksellers or end of story?

Political activist and independent publisher hit brick wall twice recently in bid to sell books in Hong Kong.

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Raymond Yeung says he believes political considerations are behind his rejections. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
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Readers discuss how Boris Johnson’s tenure is an emblem of what is wrong with democracy, and why Hong Kong parents must go beyond buying exam workbooks to raise good learners.

Books and literature

Publishers fear for sales despite hundreds queuing early for Hong Kong Book Fair

Titles featured include works of late writer Ni Kuang, publications on wide range of subjects and even a 14-page Xi Jinping speech.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong publishers adopt cautious attitude ahead of city’s annual book fair

Small and medium-sized publishers says they are taking extra care when picking titles to curate at Hong Kong Book Fair.

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Hong Kong’s small and medium-sized publishers are taking extra when choosing titles to showcase. Photo: Nora Tam
Censorship

Editorial | Concern is justified over book fair bans

Hong Kong authorities must clearly define where the red lines are so that stakeholders do not fall foul of the national security law.

Books displayed at press conference on Hong Kong Book Fair at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai. Photo: SCMP/ Edmond So
Hong Kong society

Organiser dismisses suggestions of censorship at Hong Kong Book Fair

Trade Development Council says it does not censor books in advance, but hopes exhibitors can observe book fair’s guidelines.

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Hong Kong Book Fair on July 20, some publishers banned ‘with no reason’

This year’s event is themed ‘Reading the World: Stories of Hong Kong’.

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