Soaring Creativity - Hong Kong Pavilion at South China Book Frstival 2024
Co-organized by Hong Kong Publishing Federation Limited and The Hong Kong Printers Association and sponsored by the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the “Soaring Creativity - Hong Kong Pavilion” project was held since 2011 to showcase the creativity and achievements of Hong Kong's publishing and printing industry to the world by setting up “Hong Kong Pavilion” in a number of major international books fairs. In August 2024, the “Soaring Creativity” project return to South China Book Festival with a physical “Hong Kong Pavilion”, coupled with an online version, for the exhibiting Hong Kong publishers and printers to showcase Hong Kong's excellent publications, print works and multimedia publications. The enhanced “Hong Kong Pavilion” that enables Hong Kong publishers and printers to be connected with their counterparts and readers around the globe beyond geographical and time boundaries will help Hong Kong’s publishing and printing industry develop new markets outside Hong Kong and seize business opportunities.
Hong Kong Publishing Federation Hong Kong Publishing Federation (HKPF) was founded in 1994. It is the most representative trade organization of the publishing industry in Hong Kong. Founding members of HKPF are Hong Kong Book and Stationery Industry Association Company Limited, The Hong Kong Publishers and Distributors Association, Educational Booksellers’ Association Limited, The Anglo-Chinese Textbook Publishers Organization Limited, Hong Kong Book & Magazine Trade Association Limited, The Hong Kong Publishing Professionals Society Limited, The Hong Kong Educational Publishers Association Limited and Sino United Publishing (Holdings) Limited. HKPF aims to promote the development of Hong Kong’s creative publishing industry, strengthen industry cohesion, protect industry interests, and foster industry cooperation with its counterparts in the Chinese language regions and overseas.
The Hong Kong Printers Association (HKPA) is the longest-history and most representative printing organization in Hong Kong. Since its establishment in 1939, HKPA has not only witnessed the development of the industry, but has also grown with it. Through its communications with governments and other institutes, its publication and website, various conferences and study missions, as well as its professional training centre, HKPA has enhanced the cohesion and competitiveness of Hong Kong’s printing industry, and has acted as a bridge connecting it with the Mainland and the rest of the world.