Hundreds of eager visitors queued up overnight for the opening of the Hong Kong Book Fair on Wednesday, but some slammed organisers for chaotic crowd control.The primary draw for many in the overnight queue outside the Convention and Exhibition Centre was an autograph session with popular local Cantopop girl group Collar, but the queue system sparked heavy criticism.Among the frustrated early birds was Lucas Wong, a 15-year-old student who arrived at around 2am in the hopes of buying the girl band’s photobook to secure an autograph slot.
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WED · 2026-07-15 · 07:44 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0715-93139
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Hong Kong Book Fair: early birds slam chaotic queues to meet girl band Collar
Hundreds of visitors queued overnight for the opening of the Hong Kong Book Fair on Wednesday, with many drawn by an autograph session with the Cantopop girl group Collar. However, some attendees criticized organizers for chaotic crowd control.
Vivian AuSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-15 · 07:44 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Hundreds of visitors queued overnight for the opening of the Hong Kong Book Fair on Wednesday, with many drawn by an autograph session with the Cantopop girl group Collar. However, some attendees criticized organizers for chaotic crowd control. A 15-year-old student, Lucas Wong, arrived at 2 am hoping to purchase the girl band's photobook to obtain an autograph slot. The queue system for the event, held at the Convention and Exhibition Centre, faced significant criticism from frustrated early arrivals.
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Lucas Wong, a 15-year-old student, arrived at 2 am to secure an autograph slot.
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Some visitors criticized organizers for chaotic crowd control.
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Hundreds of visitors queued overnight for the Hong Kong Book Fair opening.
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