The Hong Kong Book Fair "attacks" young people, Li Jiachao encourages students to learn for life and read life for life

[Global Times special reporter Yang Weimin in Hong Kong] The 32nd Hong Kong Book Fair hosted by the Hong Kong Trade Development Bureau was officially unveiled at the Wan Chai Hong Kong Conference Exhibition Center on July 20. The 5th Hong Kong Sports Leisure Expo and the 2nd snack world were also held in the same venue. It is expected that the three major exhibitions will attract more than 700 exhibitors to participate. Citizens only need one vote to enjoy reading, leisure and buying snacks. Among them, young people are the main objects of the exhibitors' unique conspiracy to "capture".

The Chief Executive Li Jiachao attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech on the 20th. He mentioned that Hong Kong has unique advantages and integrates into the overall situation of the country while Unicom, which is a channel that effectively connects the country and the world. In addition, the national "Fourteenth Five -Year Plan" also mentioned that Hong Kong must develop into a center of culture and art exchange in China and foreign countries. On the 20th on the 20th, Li Jiachao said that the SAR government would formulate youth policies and development blueprints to encourage students to study, read life for life, and use knowledge to equip themselves.

The picture shows the public read books about the Forbidden City. Photo Li Zhihua

Due to the hot weather, the organizer set up tents and buffer at the exhibition and nearby Central Plaza. Before 8 am on the 20th, there were already fans outside the exhibition. Adult fares are HK $ 25 and HK $ 10 in children. Citizens ranked in front revealed that he was present at 5 am. He has not changed for many years. He only hopes to buy a limited edition book. This year's budget purchase expenditure costs 1,500 Hong Kong dollars. Seeing at the scene, many book fans prepared environmentally friendly shopping carts and had a number of environmentally friendly bags, and planned to fight. Some parents deliberately bring their children to the Book Fair, buy reference books and subjects, and hope to enhance their reading interest. Mrs. Lin said that the book fair is mainly to buy textbooks, children's books, etc., with a budget of about 1,000 Hong Kong dollars.

According to the Hong Kong media reports on the 20th, the annual theme of this year's book fair is "Historical Culture · City Writing", and the main axis of Hong Kong's development trajectory is the main axis. At the same time, the book fair continues to usher in the eight major lecture series, including "famous writers", "English and international reading", "World Window" and "Children and Youth Reading". In addition, continue to hold a "celebrity storytelling" event, inviting former Chinese women's diving champion Guo Jingjing, Hong Kong bowling ball player Hu Zhaogang, Hong Kong Art Museum General Mo Jiayong, He Yongchang, Director of the Hong Kong Youth Association, and senior media person Zheng Cuiwen and other media Essence

Zhang Shufen, vice president of the Trade and Development Bureau, said that he was full of confidence in this book fair. Electronic consumer coupons helped stimulate the willingness to consume citizens. In May this year, the MTR Convention Station was opened to traffic, driving people to the Hong Kong Book Fair. Jian Yilun, deputy general manager of the United New Retail (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd., said that this year's book fair has a large flow of people and expected sales growth is considerable. Some exhibitors said that the flow of people on the first morning is deserted than in the past. It may be because students still have to go to school. In addition, the 20th is a diploma trial list, and the epidemic has not stopped. Have confidence.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the return of Hong Kong. Li Yaoqiang, director and deputy editor -in -chief of the Chinese Book Company, predicts that books related to the 25th anniversary of return will become a hot selling book. Wu Xiaoyan, Assistant General Manager of the Business Press, said that this year's book fair coincides with the opening of the Hong Kong Palace Museum. The company has launched a series of new books of the "Three Treasures of the Forbidden City" series, namely the "Palace Museum National Treasure", "Palace Palace Palace" and "Palace Palace Life". The characteristics of the Forbidden City are believed to be a bestseller this year. Hong Kong media said that tourism books used to be the focus of the book fair, but the epidemic of new crown pneumonia lasted for more than two years, and it was difficult for citizens to travel. In this school fair venue, the traces of travel books can still be seen, but they are all old versions. Each book is from the original 80-90 Hong Kong dollars to only HK $ 10.

It is worth noting that in order to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong -Nine Ninth Brigade, the new book of the "Hong Kong -Kowloon Brigade" and the "Hong Kong -Kowloon Independent Brigade History", which are edited or scheduled by Hong Kong scholars, are on sale in the book fair. Hong Kong history expert Liu Zhipeng said that the history of the Hong Kong and Nine Brigade is an extremely important part of the history of Hong Kong's Anti -Japanese War. The publishing of these two new books helps to promote the patriotic spirit of his predecessors and provide spiritual motivation for the "patriotic governance of Hong Kong".

The Hong Kong Book Fair is hosted by the Trade Development Bureau and is one of Asia's largest book fair. It has been held at the Hong Kong Conference and Exhibition Center each year since 1990, attracting a large number of Hong Kong citizens and tourists to enter the venue. Affected by the epidemic, the book fair has been suspended for one session.

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