Get inspired at Hong Kong Book Fair

Bookworms can once again rejoice: Hong Kong Book Fair is back next week after being absent for a year because of the pandemic.

Organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, the six-day event has previously attracted upwards of 1 million people keen on snapping up first-edition volumes and finding literary bargains in its previous editions. With more than 700 exhibitors, the fair's 31st edition is themed around "Inspirational and Motivational Reading" and will be part of a monthlong citywide Cultural July campaign.

Approximately 600 online and offline events will take place concurrently at the fair, including exhibitions with a distinctly Hong Kong message. At the Art Gallery, set up outside Hall 3 of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Bruce Lee fans can check out memorabilia about the action star from his Hollywood heydays. The exhibition is called The Dragon Never Dies — Bruce Lee @80. The display underscores Lee's strong ties with Hong Kong, evident in iconic photos such as Lee with the Star Ferry as a backdrop as well as some of his key movie moments captured on Hong Kong postage stamps.

Founded in 1953, Children's Paradise was a much-beloved kid's magazine until the last edition rolled out in 1994. The Cherished Memories of the Children's Paradise exhibition will display iconic illustrations from the publication, taking fair visitors on a stroll down memory lane.