​The 36th Hong Kong Book Fair is being held from today (July 15) till July 21 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Committed to cultivating a positive reading atmosphere in the community and actively promoting a reading culture in Hong Kong, the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA) under the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau sponsored the trade to organise an array of events at the 36th Hong Kong Book Fair, thereby better aligning with the work directions as promulgated in the Regulation on Promoting Nationwide Reading that came into effect on February 1 this year.
 
     ​The book fair events sponsored by CCIDA include the World of Art and Culture exhibition, the booth and workshops of the 3rd Go! Illustrators – Hong Kong Picture Book Illustrators at International Book Fairs Promotion Scheme, the kick-off ceremony of the 4th Next Writer Publication Funding Scheme, the International Publishing Forum, the IP Roundtable and the press conference of the inaugural edition of World Chinese Literature Convention and World Chinese Literary Awards.
 
     ​The World of Art and Culture exhibition is organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council under the theme "World in Words, A Voyage of the Heart" this year. Collaborating with different consulates-general in Hong Kong, the exhibition showcases over 200 books and items from around the world, with some 35 author-sharing sessions, workshops and performances, reinforcing Hong Kong's position as an East-meets-West centre for international arts and cultural exchanges while providing more choices of publications for readers.
 
     ​The Go! Illustrators scheme (Chinese only) aims to support local emerging picture book illustrators to participate in local and outside book fairs (including the Hong Kong Book Fair) to broaden the illustrators' horizons, showcase their works and expand the market. Its booth this year also showcases the 16 original picture books published under the CCIDA-sponsored Hong Kong Picture Book Publishing Support Programme.
 
     ​The current edition of the Next Writer Publication Funding Scheme (Chinese only) covers two categories, namely, intangible culutrual heritage and popular science, and supports local emerging writers who have never published any work or published only one book before by publishing and promoting the writers' new works.
 
     ​This year, the International Publishing Forum and the IP Roundtable, under the respective themes "Reading for All in the Age of AI: Reshaping and Co-evolution" and "Copyright in Transition: Reshaping Rights, Challenges & Opportunities in the Age of AI", invite the trade to participate in discussion to explore business opportunities.
 
     ​The inaugural edition of the World Chinese Literature Convention and the World Chinese Literary Awards seek to provide a global platform for Chinese literature creation and exchange, acknowledge outstanding works in the Chinese literature, while encouraging the expansion of the influence and reach of Chinese literature through adaptation into films and TV programmes and operation of IPs. The Convention establishes its presence in Hong Kong signifies Hong Kong's unique position in the Chinese literature community. The World Chinese Literary Awards is open for submission of entries on the same day of the press conference on July 17, with the award presentation ceremony scheduled for February next year.
 
     ​As an annual signature cultural event, the Hong Kong Book Fair gathers the publishing industry, authors and readers. CCIDA will continue to support the trade's participation in the book fair to jointly promote reading and publishing culture. For the timetable of the above mentioned book fair events, please visit www.ccidahk.gov.hk/en/whatsnew_detail.php?id=2026071017125749566. 

Ends/Wednesday, July 15, 2026
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