Hong Kong Book Fair 2023


Hello everyone!

The HKTDC Hong Kong Book Fair 2023, an annual major event in Hong Kong, will be held from 19 July (Wednesday) to 25 July (Tuesday) at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. You are warmly invited to join this gala event. HKU Press' booth is located at the University Square, number 1D-B26.

This year, we made several major changes to the overall design - adding iconic elements of the Grade 2-listed Run Run Shaw Heritage House where our HKUP Bookshop and office are located, introducing more author activities, simplifying the discount structure, and making your experience at our booth more relaxing. Do stop by and let us know if you enjoy the difference!

HKUP Author Events
Check out our author activities below and mark the dates. We arranged one talk, two Meet-and-Greets, and three photo-taking sessions for our authors from HKU, HKUST, CityU, PolyU, and Hong Kong Shue Yan University.


Professor John Wong - Talk on Hong Kong's aviation development and history. Thank you very much for your interest in this event, the registration quota for the talk is now FULL. We will be pampering every event participant with TWO HK$5 voucher-bookmarks upon their arrival. We will punch a hole to the used voucher, turning it into a bookmark for you to keep. We hope you like them!


Professor Richard Van Ness Simmons - please click here for details.


Dr Jamie Zhao - please click here for details.


HKUP Author Events Timetable

  1. Qiliang He - Working the System: Motion Picture, Filmmakers, and Subjectivities in Mao-Era China, 1949–1966
  2. Lu Pan - The 70's Biweekly: Social Activism and Alternative Cultural Production in 1970s Hong Kong
  3. Christine Loh - How COVID-19 Took Over the World: Lessons for the Future
  4. Richard Van Ness Simmons - Studies in Colloquial Chinese and Its History: Dialect and Text
  5. Jamie Zhao - Queer TV China: Televisual and Fannish Imaginaries of Gender, Sexuality, and Chineseness
  6. John Wong - 香港振翅︰民航業與全球樞紐的發展,1933–1998



Ticketing Information
Hong Kong Book Fair tickets are HK$30 per adult; ready your Octopus Card, Alipay app, or get e-tickets in advance. Ticketing details at https://hkbookfair.hktdc.com/en/Visitor/Ticketing.html


HKUP Bookshop Closure and Website Promotion
From 18 July to 31 July, the HKUP Bookshop will be closed. If you can't be at the fair, please enjoy 20% off all books on the HKUP Website from 18 July to 31 July with promo code 23HKBF during check-out. The Bookshop will be open with limited hours 1pm to 4pm from 1 August to 25 August. From 28 August, business hours will resume normal from 10am to 5pm.


We sincerely thank you for your continuous support over the 67 years since HKU Press' establishment. More exciting developments to come as we strive to keep pace with the reading, learning, and teaching trends. We hope you enjoy this celebration of books as much as we do, and would love to see you all soon! Please join us for this once-in-a-year 850k+ visitors week-long celebration of books - Hong Kong Book Fair 2023!


Best wishes,
HKUP Team