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South China Morning Post
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Crowds flock to Hong Kong Book Fair for art, animation and food culture
Hundreds of visitors queued up outside the halls of the Hong Kong Book Fair hours before doors opened, with returning customers eyeing novels, comics and other products featuring famous animation characters. The 35th edition of the event, which features 770 exhibitors, opened at 10am on Wednesday at the Exhibition and Convention Centre in Wan Chai, together with the Sports and Leisure Expo and World of Snacks fair. Among the earliest visitors was Monique Wong, who arrived at the venue at about 9am. She hoped to secure an album of drawings by her favourite Hong Kong artist in collaboration with local illustrator Steven Choi. 'I was here last year as well because also released an album. The collaboration this year is rare and long-awaited, and I'm also looking to buy some models of the characters,' the 40-year-old marketing professional said. is best known for creating the character A-boy, a wide-eyed seven-year-old boy in a rabbit costume who is part of the artist's recurring exploration of the theme of solitude. Wong said she was looking to spend about HK$1,000 (US$127) at the fair, the same as last year. She added that the economic downturn might prompt her to tighten her budget in other areas of her life, but not on the things that she really liked.
South China Morning Post
23-06-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Brewing danger: 80% of Hongkongers unaware of microplastics in tea and coffee
About 80 per cent of Hongkongers are unaware of the risk of ingesting microplastics when drinking tea and coffee, according to a survey by a green group that urged the government to follow Germany's example and include a warning about it on food labels. Steven Choi Chun-pang, chief operating officer of the Green Council, said 70 per cent of respondents did not know how to identify products containing microplastics and only 20 per cent actively looked for them. There is no legislation in Hong Kong that regulates microplastic labelling. 'Germany rolled out a microplastic-free label not long ago, which covers products from food, personal hygiene and make-up to cleaning products,' Choi said. 'I believe that having such labels will become a trend in many other countries as consumers become aware of microplastics and their harm.' This call for action comes after the government's decision to delay the second phase of its 'plastic-free' policy, which was originally planned for 2025. The first stage, implemented in April 2024, banned single-use utensils, straws and styrofoam containers.
