Seven -day book fair held in Wan Chai Convention and Exhibition closing yesterday, the TDC said seven extension attracted nearly 1.02 million passenger’s admission which breaking the previous record, but many exhibitors thought that this year the crowd and sales is much poor than the past year.
Although the Book Fair has been kept to price cut, but the difference compared with previous years, this year's crowd was estimated to be related to poor economic environment, turnover fell more than 20 percent compared with last year. Taiwan Exhibitor Press split price on the last day, the manager has described to cut the price close to the cost, and also said they have never tried such a substantial price split in the past 2 years, the business compared with last year fell 40 percent.
Friday will be held immediately following a five-day (29 July to August 2) of the eighteenth "Ani-Com & Games Hong Kong". A total of 80 merchants to participate, provided over 600 booths and sub-animation, networking, toys and so on 7 themes with the first three days is also a the third "Creative Paradise” at no extra charge.
The organizer will implement a new crowd control measures this year, the first five hundred people waiting for admission, will be fifty artificially separated from one unit and will register the name, and believe that denial to jump the queue.
Chief Executive Officer of Ani-Com & Games Hong Kong Mr. Leung said, since there is multiple entry hall failed to accurately calculate the number of people, and therefore do not want to set any number of targets, but stressed Ani-Com & Games Hong Kong has been held for eighteen years, plus trendy merchandise for sales in there is a certain confidence.
As the two games providers “SONY PlayStation” & “Microsoft Xbox” to launch promotions attract customers, also introduced gaming demo and let the game "Friends of the machine" learn something and believe the situation will be better than last year's sales.
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Source: Headline Daily、Oriental Daily