Hong Kong, 23rd November: This week, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) announced that the HKTDC Hong Kong Book Fair will be “rescheduled” to July 2021. The event had been scheduled to run from 16th to 22nd December at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). It was to be co-located with the HKTDC Hong Kong Sports and Leisure Expo.
The HKTDC press release noted that the organiser “met with representatives of the Book Fair’s supporting organisations again today (23rd November). With the safety of the public and exhibitors being the organiser's top priority, and considering that indoor mass gatherings should be avoided, it was agreed unanimously by the HKTDC and supporting organisations that there would be significant risk should the Book Fair be held in December, even with various precautionary measures being put in place. A decision was therefore made to reschedule the event to July 2021.”