Scmp journalism and media studies centre, the university. School closures in hong kong extended until april 20. Free and independent, hkfp launched in 2015 amid rising concerns over declining press freedom in. Yeung is famous in hong kong after appearing in a variety of commercials and local tv dramas. Jul 03, 2017 the images represent hong kong in the 50s and 60s, where the city was booming with business. Romance literature, the hong kong book fair 2018 south.
Fear and selfcensorship at the hong kong book fair. The south china morning post today introduced a new corporate identity in line with its roadmap to. New hong kong employment agency aims to stamp out modernday slavery 10 august 2014 scmp post magazine. If you were young and welloff in prewar hong kong, there was only one thing to do on a saturday night. Parents can find various kinds of childrens books, exercise books, stationery at. Hktdc for bailey, international media coverage of the hong kong demonstrations may prove more harmful for the business events industry. Hong kong book fair hong kong 2020 trade fair dates. All visitors are requested to note the emergency measures under the following situations. New world millennium hong kong hotel is located by the victoria harbor waterfront in the lively district of tsim sha tsui east.
Martin is an early hit at 30th annual book fair as well as freedom is, a collection from the extradition. Hundreds of thousands of book lovers flock to the hong kong book fair, a sevenday show packed with everything from cute cartoons to cuttingedge political satire. Exhibitors say business has been slow throughout the week, with event being less crowded than in previous years. Hong kong book fair 2020 all you need to know before you. Political crisis pervades opening of hong kong book fair 2019. Starting in february, copies of the international new york times for hong kong and china will be printed by the south china morning post. Hong kong protesters to target annual book fair and beijing.
The columnist will feature her bestselling childrens book wheres. February 14 sees the opening of two brand new stations and one extension to an existing. The best news and analysis on hong kong, china and the rest of asia. Hong kong underwear brand may drop campaign involving sixyearold celine yeung after scandal over picture book a famous clothing brand may drop an advertising campaign involving a sixyearold model after pictures of the girl in underwear it provided sparked massive controversy at the hong kong book fair. Attendance for the event, one of the worlds largest, was up from last years figure of almost 1 million. Every summer, hundreds of thousands of bookworms flock to the hong kong book fair. Hong kong book fair to put emphasis on local scifi authors such as. Hong kong protesters to target annual book fair and beijingowned sino united publishing.
July 28, 2014 marks the centenary of the first world wars outbreak in europe. Mar 12, 2019 if you were young and welloff in prewar hong kong, there was only one thing to do on a saturday night. Scifi and mystery is the theme of this years book fair, with over 680 exhibitors exhibited. New world millennium hong kong hotel, hong kong, hong kong.
The city that doesnt read hong kong free press hkfp. Hong kongs feisty publishing industry vows to take on china by selling books critical of beijing, despite the disappearances of five city booksellers, as a major annual book fair begins. Fear and selfcensorship at the hong kong book fair china. Annual event, one of the worlds largest book fairs, will return to exhibition centre next month with record number of exhibitors.
Security arrangements to be enhanced at hong kongs book fair as. Childrens paradise, hong kong book fair learning comes in many forms. Opponents of the nowsuspended extradition bill are planning to expand their protests to hong kongs hugely popular annual book fair by targeting booths run by a mainland china stateowned publishing conglomerate. Hong kong book fair 2020 hong kong books multimedia. But the scmp group, like many media operations around. Jason is the bestselling author of hong kong state of mind 2010 and no city for slow men 20. A major event, last years showcase of the latest pageturners attracted more than one million attendees and included some 360 cultural events to promote reading. Elsie cheung, who has been with the group for 10 years, most recently in the capacity of director, advertising and marketing. Hong kong s annual book opened on wednesday, with readers on hand to hunt down their favourite material from science fiction and politics, to travel and cooking. Scmp s updates and content, plus advertising trends and industry research, keep you updated to make better decisions. People around 3040s wont remember a thing when the colonial overlords rule with an iron fist.
These special tickets are not available for sale to the general public, and will allow you and a friend to skip the queues via a special entrance. It is hong kongs newspaper of record, owned by alibaba group. July 1 marked the 20th anniversary of hong kong s handover from britain to china. Crowds descend on hong kongs annual book fair south. Hong kong noir offers a little bit of everything dark and disturbing. Hong kong free press is a nonprofit english language news source seeking to unite critical voices.
For one week, residents of hk flock to the convention centre to browse and purchase a huge variety of cantonese and english books. Subscribe book fair news the format of the email address provided is incorrect i agree that the above information may be used by the hong kong trade development council hktdc for incorporation in its database for sending the information of hong kong book fair to me, and for direct marketing productsservices of hktdc. Hong kong protesters to target annual book fair and. It offers 6 dining options and a health club with a rooftop swimming pool. Tying in with the launch of the new audi a4 in hong kong, scmp marketing solutions. Opponents of the nowsuspended extradition bill are planning to expand their protests to hong kong s hugely popular annual book fair by targeting booths run by a mainland china stateowned publishing conglomerate. Registration is now open for the third annual new media conference hosted by the jmsc and the asia chapter of the asianamerican journalists association in hong kong. The 28th annual hong kong book fair ended in wan chai today. Hong kong book fair gets professional, goes global. Elsie cheung, who has been with the group for 10 years, most recently in. Sales down at least 10 per cent at hong kong book fair 2019 as. This years event boasts a record 680 exhibitors from 39 countries and regions. Hong kong book fair draws readers looking for banned books, fans. And the place to do it was in the ballroom of the hongkong hotel, where every winter weekend there was a saturday night in the far east ball.
According to a new article in the south china morning post, companies owned by mark kirkham, a member of the general committee of the confederation of insurance brokers cib, sold an unlicensed fund to multiple hong kong retail investors. The images represent hong kong in the 50s and 60s, where the city was booming with business. Scmp journalism and media studies centre, the university of. Run by beijings liaison office, sup dominates as much as 90 per cent of the citys retail book business. The south china morning post scmp, with its sunday edition, the sunday morning post, is a hong kong englishlanguage newspaper founded in 1903. Children select books in the hong kong book fair 2010 at the hong kong convention and exhibition center in south chinas hong kong, july 24, 2010. Alibaba buying south china morning post, aiming to influence. Failed by the system, many domestic helpers are forced into debt bondage or modernday slavery by unscrupulous recruiters. Aug 04, 2010 children select books in the hong kong book fair 2010 at the hong kong convention and exhibition center in south chinas hong kong, july 24, 2010. Childrens paradise is located at level 3 halls 3be. The book has since been removed from sale at the hong kong book fair, with publisher popcorn publishing apologising for causing trouble for yeung and her family, reports scmp.
Except on 30 june when the government decided to close down the hkcec, the hkcec has been operating as normal, says a hml. Hong kong bookseller gui minhai sentenced in china to 10 years jail hong kong coronavirus. The annual book fair is organised by the hong kong trade development council and takes place over several days. Hong kong underwear brand may drop campaign involving six. Sars can cause pneumonia and took the lives of more than 800 people, most of them in mainland china and hong kong, before largely vanishing by 2003, less than a year after it appeared. Ng 14th july 2015 31st march 2020 the hong kong book fair is the citys biggest literary event, drawing millions of visitors every july. Hong kongs summer book fair never fails to draw a huge crowd and this year its 30th anniversary will be no exception. In a special report, the south china morning post traces their story from rural shandong to the european war trenches and back through archive. Founded in 1903, scmp is headquartered in hong kong, where it is the citys newspaper of record. Dec 12, 2015 starting in february, copies of the international new york times for hong kong and china will be printed by the south china morning post.
Hong kong was in british hands throughout last century and has an active memory of how things used to be before the handover. South china morning post is a leading news media company that has reported on china and asia for more than a century with global impact. Hong kongs beloved book fair is back for its 27th year, and this time, bigger and better. Hong kong jockey club charities trust september 2019.
For a chance to win a pair of vip tickets, tell us what the theme for this years hong kong book fair is. The fund, centaur litigation, paid aboveaverage commissions. Browse through this list of news articles and youll find a lot of scmp s work. The weeklong event fell short of its projected number of attendees, due in part to a tropical storm that led to a temporary closure.
More information regarding the 6th edition in 2020 will be coming soon. Sales down at least 10 per cent at hong kong book fair. The journal was founded by australianborn antiqing dynasty revolutionary tse tsantai and british journalist alfred cunningham formerly with china mail, hong kong daily press and new. Hong kong book fair is an international book fair and has established itself as a platform for cultural exchange, not just for hongkong but the globe as a whole. From a new version of a standard ghost story ghost of yulan past by jason y.
The new role of chief operating officer will be taken up by scmp group veteran, ms. The hong kong book fair 2018 will be held from 1824 july at hong kong convention and exhibition centre in wan chai. Having recently returned from an overseas trip i can say that the perception is much worse than the reality. The annual weeklong hong kong book fair drew a record 1. Readers attend the last day of the 30th hong kong book fair at the hong kong convention and exhibition centre in wan chai.
This programme provides an opportunity for primary school students to capture their observations and thoughts in a photo and caption. New world millennium hong kong hotel is less than a 5minute walk from east tsim sha tsui mtr station and hung hom mtr station. Publishers take on china at hong kong book fair south. No signs yet of protesters who have earlier floated idea of boycotting booths of stateowned publisher. Alibaba buying south china morning post, aiming to. The hong kong book fair celebrates its 25 anniversary this year and organizers hope that it will finally see one million visitors pass through the doors the fair, from july 1622, will be staged at the hong kong convention and exhibition centre in wan chai, but the event will be felt across the city in a monthlong series of events and activities known as cultural july. Your source for credible news and authoritative insights from hong kong, china and the world. Sales down at least 10 per cent at hong kong book fair 2019. Win tickets to the hong kong book fair 2019 young post. Hong kong has a short memory of how things used to be. Breaking news, analysis and opinion from the scmp s hong kong edition. The 7day hong kong book fair kicked off here on wednesday with 510 exhibitors from 22 countries and regions in attendance. He is a fulltime lawyer, a published author and a freelance writer, contributing regularly to the south china morning post scmp, timeout, ejinsight, and hong kong free press.
Kicking off in beijing, youll experience the best sites of the countrys exhilarating capital before making your way to hong kong by way of a plane, bullet train, and luxury cruise with key stops along the way. Antiextradition bill protesters plan to stage demonstrations at booths run by outlets under sino united publishing. People around 3040s wont remember a thing when the colonial overlords rule with an. Fun reading at hong kong book fair south china morning post. A hundred years later, the story of the hundreds of thousands of chinese workers, the largest noneuropean labour contingent in the war, is only slowly being rediscovered. Bali is a magical place, where an unexpected turn from the bustling streets can take you into the quiet. Edible adventures in hong kong zip and eat pocket reader book 1 matthew amsterburton. The annual hong kong book fair is held at the hkcec in wan chai each summer. This fascinating 12day itinerary is the ultimate introduction to modern and ancient chinese civilization. This year is the 30th edition of the hong kong book fair. The south china morning post collected five prizes two gold, one silver and two bronze. Win tickets to the hong kong book fair 2019 yp south china.
Hong kong book fair 2020 all you need to know before you go. Press release page south china morning post publishers. Hong kong book fair young post south china morning post. Hong kongs annual book fair blasts off with science. The exhibition is divided into several themed zones representing various sectors in the world of publishing and ensuring that the hongkong book fair keeps up with trends in the industry. Hong kong protesters to target annual book fair and beijingowned. Author kelly yang will share her passion for reading and writing, at this years hktdc hong kong book fair, 1622 july. Again, bats are thought to be the host for the virus, which subsequently got into animals that humans eat, in this case probably civet cats sold in chinas.
Hong kong, january 12, 2011 the scmp group, whose flagship brand is hong kongs leading english daily, the south china morning post, today announced two new executive appointments. Three new mtr stations open on the tuen ma line this month. Young post covers the latest news, views and stories on hong kong students, school life, sport and local education, as well as keeping tabs on whats hot and whats not. Bestselling author slams insurancelinked donkeys and commissionhungry ripoffers in latest book on investing. Similarly, hong kong convention and exhibition centre management limited hml, the venue management company responsible for the daytoday operation of the convention centre, says its business as usual.