22 Jul 2025集誌社#7073
書展受壓｜香港書展「下架書」 散書祭遇「不可抗力」 「無處不閱讀」被指煽動
As the government stresses the issue of “soft resistance”, both the mainstream Hong Kong Book Fair at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre and book fairs and festivals organised by independent bookstores have come under various pressures in recent days. It is understood that, after the TDC asked for books to be removed from sale at last year’s Hong Kong Book Fair, a publisher was again asked this year to remove books that had been “complained about”. As for independent bookstores, the “Reading Everywhere” independent publishing book fair organised by Hunter Bookstore was accused of allegedly being “anti-China and destabilising Hong Kong” in a Wen Wei Po front-page report yesterday, and had earlier been inspected twice by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department. Hong Kong Literature and Life Hall also announced on the 21st that it was suspending the “Relocation Book Dispersal Festival”, which had been held for three days, because of “force majeure”.
政府強調「軟對抗」下，無論是主流的會展書展，抑或獨立書店舉辦的書展、書祭，連日來受到不同的壓力。據了解，在灣仔會展舉行的香港書展，繼去年有書被貿發局要求下架後，今年再有出版商被要求下架「被投訴」書籍。獨立書店方面，獵人書店舉辦的「無處不閱讀」獨立出版書展，昨被《文匯報》頭版指涉嫌「反中亂港」，早前兩度遭食環署巡查；香港文學生活館亦（ 21 日）宣布，因「不可抗力」中止已舉行了 3 天的「搬遷散書祭」。
18 Jul 2025集誌社#7058
無處不閱讀｜「大書展」以外 獨立書商的新書推介 吳靄儀：這小書展特別有意義⋯⋯
The “Reading Everywhere” independent publishing book fair and independent bookstore festival, held at Hunter Bookstore on Ki Lung Street in Sham Shui Po, entered its second day today (18th) in the rain. Footfall at noon was not particularly high, which store manager Wong Man-huen believed was related to the weather. Cartoonist Zunzi and former Legislative Council member Margaret Ng also arrived in succession to show their support. Ng said independent bookstores and publishers should definitely be supported, adding that they are a Hong Kong characteristic. Several bookstores and publishers said sales were good so far.
於深水埗基隆街的獵人書店舉行「無處不閱讀」獨立出版書展暨獨立書店祭今（ 18 日）在雨中進入第二天，中午人流不算多，獵人書店店長黃文萱相信，與天氣有關。漫畫家尊子和前立法會議員吳靄儀亦先後到場支持，吳靄儀說很應該支持獨立書店和出版社，是香港特色。有數間書店和出版社都指，暫時銷情不錯。
17 Jul 2025集誌社#7053
無處不閱讀｜欣賞獨立書店選書視角 參展商：步伐較慢，讀者能靜下來聽介紹書本
The book fair at the Convention and Exhibition Centre opened yesterday (the 16th). Hunter Bookstore, located on Ki Lung Street in Sham Shui Po, was also stepping up preparations, bringing in boxes of books under the scorching sun. At noon, a reporter pointed out that the metal shutter had not yet been fully raised. As shop manager Wong Man-hyun reached out, photographers immediately raised their cameras to capture the moment. Wong turned back awkwardly and said with a laugh, “I’m not tall enough.” She called over another person in charge, Wayne, who gave it a gentle push. The words “Hunter Bookstore” appeared in the sunlight, and the third Independent Book Fair officially opened.
會展的書展昨日（16日）開幕，坐落深水埗基隆街的獵人書店，亦加快腳步，烈日下，運來一箱箱書籍。正午時分，有記者提醒獵人書店，鐵閘還未完整拉起，店長黃文萱伸手之際，攝影記者們立刻舉機捕捉這刻，黃文萱尷尬地回頭，笑說：「我唔夠高添。」她找來另一位負責人Wayne 輕輕一推，「獵人書店」四字展示在日光之下，第三屆獨立書展正式開幕。
今年至少有三間獨立出版社，不獲貿發局批準參加位於灣仔會展的書展，獵人書店則聯同 14 間出版社，一連四日（17日至20日）舉辦「無處不閱讀、獨立出版書展暨獨立書店祭」，全港多間獨立書店亦響應，舉辦新書發布會等活動。
14 Jul 2025獨媒#7033
獨立書店成最重要發行渠道 獨立出版商：連鎖書店選書視乎「作者多於內容」
With the summer holidays approaching, Hunter Bookstore is again holding a book fair this year, while a bookseller has also conducted a survey of Hong Kong’s independent publishing ecosystem, with 19 publishers taking part. The results showed that more than 60% of independent publishers considered independent bookstores their most important distribution channel, while social media was their main publicity channel. Initial print runs generally did not exceed 1,000 copies, and only half of the publishers had reprinted books. The main difficulties in selling books included high costs and a lack of distribution channels.
Compared with independent bookstores, what difficulties are there in selling books through major chain bookstores? Ng Tsz-ching, editor-in-chief of Blue Blue Sky, said that since a wave of book removals from public libraries in recent years, chain bookstores had stopped selecting books for sale based solely on their content and would also consider the author. Weixiong (1964) Chen gave the example that Eslite Bookstore had approached it several years ago about purchasing a book by former Legislative Council member Margaret Ng, but the deal ultimately did not proceed because some of the book’s content was politically sensitive. Last year, Ng published another book reviewing Jin Yong’s novels. Although it contained no political content, Eslite said after reviewing it that, because of the author’s identity, it was inconvenient for the bookstore to sell the book. Chan also said that some authors’ positions had led major publishers to decline to assist with publication, so they had “turned to me [to publish].”
暑假將至，今年除了繼續有獨立書店「獵人書店」舉辦書展，亦有書商就本地獨立的出版生態進行調查，共19間出版商參與。結果顯示，逾六成獨立出版商認為獨立書店是最重要的發行渠道，主要宣傳渠道為社交媒體。書本的首刷量普遍不多於一千本，並只有一半出版社曾加印，主要售書困難包括成本高、缺乏發行渠道等。
相比獨立書店，在大型連鎖書店售書有何困難？「藍藍的天」總編輯伍自禎指自近年公共圖書館出現下架潮後，連鎖書店不再只根據內容選書出售，而會視乎作者本身。壹壹陸工作室陳偉雄舉例，誠品書店幾年前曾主動接洽，想採購前立法會議員吳靄儀的著作，惟因書中部分內容政治敏感，最終未成事。至去年，吳再出版一本金庸小說評論書，書中沒政治成份，但誠品看畢後稱因為作者身份，不便在書店出售該書。陳又提到，有作者因立場取態，令大型出版商不願協助出版，「轉咗嚟我度（出版）」。
12 May 2025獨媒#6779
至少3書商被拒參加香港書展 出版商嘆失「最包容華文書展」特色
The Hong Kong Book Fair, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, will be held in July. However, at least three booksellers have been refused permission to participate, including Lam Lam Dik Tin and Boundary Bookstore, which were asked to remove books from sale last year. The books included works by veteran media worker Au Ka-lun and former Legislative Council member Shiu Ka-chun, as well as the social-movement-themed short-story collection “Everyday Movement”. Another bookseller is also understood to have received a letter rejecting its application, bringing the number of rejected applicants to at least three.\n\nWu Tsz-ching, editor-in-chief of Lam Lam Dik Tin, told InMedia that he was not surprised by the rejection, as HKTDC staff had warned last year that the bookstore’s failure to remove veteran media worker Au Ka-lun’s book “Turbulence” from sale as requested could affect its participation in future fairs. He lamented that the Hong Kong Book Fair had lost its reputation as “the most inclusive and diverse Chinese-language book fair”, and said it was also very difficult to organise retail events selling books outside official venues.
貿發局主辦的香港書展將於7月舉行，不過至少三間書商申請參展被拒絕，包括去年被要求下架書籍的「藍藍的天」及「界限書店」。兩間書商去年均有書籍被要求下架，包括資深傳媒人區家麟和前立法會議員邵家臻的著作，以及涉社運題材的小說集《日常運動》。另外，據悉尚一間書商同樣接獲拒批信函，即至少3個單位被拒參展。
藍藍的天總編輯伍自禎向《獨媒》表示，對被拒參展不感意外，因去年曾收到貿發局人員警告，指他們未按要求「下架」停售資深傳媒人區家麟《亂流》一書或影響日後參展。他嘆，香港書展已失去「華文界最包容、最多樣化書展」的美譽，又指在官方場地以外辦「零售活動」賣書亦很困難。
9 May 2025明報#6778
藍藍的天、界限書店等被拒參加書展 去年曾涉書籍下架事件 貿發局不評論個別個案
The Hong Kong Book Fair will open in July this year. The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) recently wrote to at least three independent publishers or bookstores informing them that their applications to participate had “not been accepted”, without explaining the reasons for the rejections. Blue Sky and Boundary Bookstore confirmed to this publication that they had received rejection letters, and both believed the decisions were related to being asked to remove “sensitive” books during last year’s fair. In response to inquiries, the HKTDC said that during preparations for any event, “generally, some applications to participate will not be accepted”, and declined to comment on individual cases.
Ng Tsz-ching, the person in charge of Blue Sky, said that when fair staff asked the bookstore to remove books from its shelves last year, they had said that refusing to do so would result in it being barred from participating in future fairs. He said he was therefore not surprised that this year’s application had been rejected. He said the book fair had originally been an occasion for presenting Hong Kong’s literary scene in its entirety, but believed that, as the space for independent publishers to participate had narrowed and other exhibitors had become “increasingly cautious” under a chilling effect, the fair could no longer represent Hong Kong literature.
香港書展將於今年7月開鑼，貿發局日前致函至少3間獨立出版社或書店，告知其參展申請「不獲接納」，但沒告知拒批原因。其中藍藍的天及界限書店向本報確認收到拒批申請信函，他們皆估計，與去年參展時遭要求下架「敏感」書籍相關。貿發局回覆查詢稱，任何活動籌備期間，「一般都會有一些參展申請不被接納」，不回應個別個案。
藍藍的天負責人伍自禎表示，去年書展職員要求其下架書架時，曾言不下架將禁止他們日後參展，因此對今年申請遭拒並不意外。他說，每年書展原是全面展現本港文壇的場合，但認為隨獨立出版社參展的空間收窄，加上其餘參展商在寒蟬效應下「越來越謹慎」，認為書展不能再代表香港文學。
20 Jul 2024集誌社#3835
書展2024．今日下架書｜藍藍的天、界限書店八書「被投訴」 區家麟《亂流》講旅遊 書商拒下架
Has this year’s Hong Kong Book Fair become a “book-removal fair”? After the organiser, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, asked Boundary Bookstore to remove at least four books over three consecutive days, another publisher, Blue Blue Sky, encountered the same situation. At 5:30 this afternoon, an HKTDC director, Mr Li, and about three staff members asked Leslie, the person in charge of Blue Blue Sky, to remove five books: Kwan Ka-lun’s *The Last Faith*, *2,047 Nights* and *Turbulence*, and Shiu Ka-chun’s *Emotional Studies in Prison* and *Between Words and Prison*, citing “sensitive content” and “complaints from someone”. Leslie said that, “for safety”, four books would be removed, but insisted that *Turbulence* would not be removed because it is simply a book about travel.
今年的香港書展變成「下架書展」？繼界限書店一連三日被主辦單位貿易發展局要求將最少四本書下架後，另一出版社藍藍的天也有同樣遭遇，貿發局一位總監李先生，連同約三位職員，今午五時半，以「內容敏感」、「有人投訴」為由，要求藍藍的天負責人Leslie把區家麟的三本著作《最後的信仰》、《二千零四十七夜》、《亂流》，邵家臻的《坐監情緒學》、《字𥚃囚間》 ，共五本書下架。藍藍的天負責人Leslie表示，「為安全」，有四本書會下架，但《亂流》只是講旅遊的書，堅持不會下架。
19 Jul 2024集誌社#3828
書展2024｜局部禁書？ 界限書店被貿發局禁售區家麟、廖偉棠著作 貿發局：若收投訴會處理
This is the first Book Fair since Article 23 of the Basic Law came into effect. A participating bookseller said it had received notification from the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) prohibiting the sale of works including Kui Ka-lam’s *The Last Faith* and Liu Wai-tong’s *Exercises for the End of the World*. However, the ban may currently apply only to certain booths at the fair. An affected bookseller said the HKTDC stated that it had received complaints and suggested that the books be removed from sale. The HKTDC said it would handle complaints if received and, where necessary, require the relevant exhibitors to withdraw the books or exhibits.
今年是《基本法》 23 條生效後首個書展，有參展的書商指，接獲貿發局通知，不准出售區家麟的《最後的信仰》、廖偉棠的《末日練習》等著作。不過，有關「禁售令」，暫時或只在書展的「局部」攤位生效。有受影響書商透露，貿發局稱接獲投訴，建議將這些書籍下架。貿發局表示，若收投訴會處理，如有需要，會要求有關展商收回有關書籍或展品。
19 Jul 2024獨媒#3831
【書展】攝影集封面印「光復香港」 數小時後失蹤影 職員稱「賣晒」
On the second day of the Book Fair yesterday, The Independent Media found in the afternoon that a travel-book exhibitor was selling a photography book by mainland photographer Keung Kin. Its cover was printed with phrases including “Liberate Hong Kong” and “Disband”, while its pages documented photographs of rallies during the 2019 anti-extradition movement and included campaign materials related to the 7.21 and three-day strike incidents. When the reporter passed the booth again several hours later, the photography book had disappeared. A staff member initially did not notice, directing the reporter to where the book had been displayed, before suddenly discovering that it had been replaced with other books. Another staff member told the reporter, “We’re not selling it,” while a third staff member beside them quickly added, “It’s sold out.”
昨日書展踏入第二日，《獨媒》下午發現有旅遊書參展商，售賣一本內地攝影師姜建的攝影集，封面印有「光復香港」、「解散」等字句，內頁紀錄2019年反修例運動期間的集會照片，亦載有721、大三罷事件的文宣。記者數小時後再經過該攤檔，攝影集已不見蹤影，職員起初不為意，指示記者到放書原處，突然發現已被換做其他書籍。另一職員向記者表示「唔賣」，其身旁第三名職員連忙補充「賣晒」。
25 Jun 2024明報#3731
張淑芬稱書展參展商需遵守國安法及23條 未有正面回應會否審查書籍
The 34th Hong Kong Book Fair will be held at the Wan Chai Convention and Exhibition Centre from July 17 to 23. Alongside the Hong Kong Sports and Leisure Expo and World of Snacks, the three events will feature about 760 exhibitors from more than 30 countries and regions, roughly the same as in previous years. At a briefing on the events today (25th), Hong Kong Trade Development Council Vice-President Peggy Suk Fun Cheung proactively said exhibitors must comply with Hong Kong laws, including the Hong Kong National Security Law and the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance. She was subsequently asked several times whether books would be vetted and whether a list of banned books would be established, but did not respond directly. She only said the requirements were “very simple”, and, comparing them with the regulation of obscene articles, said exhibitors understood all the requirements.
第34屆香港書展將於7月17至23日在灣仔會展舉行，連同同期的「香港運動消閒博覽」及「零食世界」，3項活動有來自逾30個國家及地區的約760間展商參與，與往年相若。香港貿發局副總裁張淑芬今日（25日）介紹活動時，主動提及參展商需要遵守香港法例，包括《港區國安法》及《維護國家安全條例》。她其後被多次問及會否審查書籍及設立禁書名單，但均未正面回應，只稱規定「好簡單」；又以淫褻物品受規管比喻，指參展商對一眾規定表示理解。
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