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2017 Hong Kong Book Fair
Latest instalment of HK Book Fair huge
Visitors in the HK Book Fair (Source: Hong Kong Trade and Development Council)
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The latest edition of the Hong Kong Book Fair concluded in July to the highest number of exhibitors ever. Nearly 700 companies participated from more than three-dozen countries.
The latest edition of the Hong Kong Book Fair concluded in July to the highest number of exhibitors ever. Nearly 700 companies participated from more than three-dozen countries. This year´s theme was “˜travel´, and although there weren´t a very visible number of exhibitors focusing on travel books, there was a focus on international literature.
Apart from the books in literature exhibitions, there were also over 300 cultural events for the public to meet world-renowned authors and creative writers. There were creative writing workshops, book signing sessions, and lectures given by these special guests. Among these guests were the illustrators of “˜Le Petit Prince´, local authors Perry Lam and Mark O´Neill, travel writer Tim Moore, and Congolese author Alain Mabanckou.
This year has shown an increase in exhibitors targeting parents with young children who hope to give them a leg up in school. Apart from a specially designated Children´s Paradise, there were also a lot of educational books and learning materials in the regular exhibition area.
Although this year´s book fair was affected by a typhoon, forcing the fair to close for a half day, merchants had faith that they had made up their losses that night. Visitors affected also had the opportunity to refund their tickets.
Although this year´s book fair was affected by a typhoon, forcing the fair to close for a half day, merchants had faith that they had made up their losses that night. Visitors affected also had the opportunity to refund their tickets.
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