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Hong Kong’s Participation in the 26th Shenzhen Reading Month – Over 30 FREE activities held in Shenzhen on 2 November to 14 December 2025

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Hong Kong’s Participation in the 26th Shenzhen Reading Month – Over 30 FREE activities held in Shenzhen on 2 November to 14 December 2025

Presented by the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, and sponsored by the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency, the Hong Kong’s Participation in the 26th Shenzhen Reading Month stages the following activities--

    2 to 16 November: “Letter by Letter, Street by Street: The Living Scripts of Hong Kong” Exhibition cum Book Fair*@A Venue. FREE admission;
  • 2 to 30 November: Book fair of selected Hong Kong publications*@C Venue. FREE admission;
    2 November: Opening ceremony of “Hong Kong’s Participation in the 26th Shenzhen Reading Month”*@A Venue. By invitation only;
    2 November: Urban Sketching Workshop*@A Venue. FREE on-site registration on a first-come-first-served basis;
    2 November: Cultural Dialogue titled “Exchange and Promotion Scheme for Young Writers from Shenzhen, Hong Kong, and Macau”*@B Venue. FREE on-site registration on a first-come-first-served basis;
    2 November: Author Talk titled “Urban Calligraphy: Past, Present, and Future”*@B Venue. FREE on-site registration on a first-come-first-served basis;
    8 November:  Author Talk titled “The Human Landscape of Hong Kong's Old Districts—Sham Shui Po by Day and Night”*@B Venue. FREE on-site registration on a first-come-first-served basis;
    9 November: Hong Kong Picture Book Publishing Support Programme: Sharing by Picture Book Illustrators*@A Venue. FREE on-site registration on a first-come-first-served basis;
    9 November: "My Two Runny Noses" Creative Workshop*@B Venue. FREE on-site registration on a first-come-first-served basis;
    9 November: "Love Letter on the Rosy Clouds" Portrait Sketching Workshop* @A Venue. FREE on-site registration on a first-come-first-served basis;
  • 14 November: Shenzhen Hong Kong Pui Kiu College Longhua Xinyi School’s Student Exchange Activity@ A Venue and other locations. Invitation only;
  • 15 to 30 November: Book fair of selected Hong Kong publications*@B Venue. FREE admission;
    15 November: A Casual Talk on Hong Kong-Style Signboards*@B Venue. FREE on-site registration on a first-come-first-served basis;
    15 November: Neon Pawn Shop Sign Workshop*@B Venue. FREE on-site registration on a first-come-first-served basis;
  • 16 November: Author Talk titled “Tracing Footsteps and Discovering Heritage: The Past, Present, and Future of Hong Kong Tong Lau”*@B Venue. FREE on-site registration on a first-come-first-served basis;
    16 November: "STEAM Craze: Big Transformation of Small Items" Creative Thinking Workshop*@B Venue. FREE on-site registration on a first-come-first-served basis;
  • 19 November: Abu Dhabi International Business Delegation Visit to activities of “Hong Kong’s Participation in the 26th Shenzhen Reading Month”@ A Venue and other locations. By invitation only;
    22 November: Let's Draw Fun Robots Creative Workshop: The Past, Present, and Future of Hong Kong Tong Lau*@B Venue. FREE on-site registration on a first-come-first-served basis;
    23 November: Author Talk titled “Urban Culture · Hong Kong in Words”*@C Venue. FREE on-site registration on a first-come-first-served basis;
    23 November: Author Talk titled “In Search of Hong Kong's Intangible Cultural Heritage in Cuisine”*@D Venue. FREE on-site registration on a first-come-first-served basis;
    23 November: Cultural Tea Talk: The Harmony of Books and Tea Fragrance*@D Venue. FREE on-site registration on a first-come-first-served basis;
    29 November: Author Talk titled “Hong Kong Truly Fragrant! A Incense Maker's Affection for Hong Kong Scents”*@D Venue. FREE on-site registration on a first-come-first-served basis;
    29 November: Hong Kong Incense Cone Handicraft Workshop*@D Venue. FREE on-site registration on a first-come-first-served basis;
    29 November: Author Talk titled “Eileen Chang in Hong Kong”*@E Venue. FREE on-site registration on a first-come-first-served basis;
    29 November to 14 December: Book Display under the Symposium on Historical and Local Chronicles Research & Cultural-Tourism Integration in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area*@F Venue. FREE admission;
    29 November: Symposium on Historical and Local Chronicles Research & Cultural-Tourism Integration in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area*@F Venue. FREE on-site registration on a first-come-first-served basis;
  • 29 November: Signing of agreements between Hong Kong and Shenzhen trade on the co-publishing of Traditional Chinese version of “The Shenzhen Mystery” and “Case Collection of Songs of the Earth”, overseas promotion for APEC Shenzhen Year, and knowledge transfer empowered by the historical, geographical, cultural and ecological resources of Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis(tbc)@ F Venue. By invitation only;
    30 November: Author Talk titled “The Second Life of "Gang Piao" (Mainlanders in Hong Kong)”*@B Venue. FREE on-site registration on a first-come-first-served basis;
    30 November: Handwriting Analysis Workshop: Decoding the Human Mind*@B Venue. FREE on-site registration on a first-come-first-served basis;
    30 November: Case Analysis and Workshop on Historical and Local Chronicles Research & Cultural-Tourism Integration in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area*@A Venue. FREE on-site registration on a first-come-first-served basis.

* Sponsored by the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency

Venues:

    A: UpperHills, Shenzhen (Atrium/ Brand Street/ The Theatre)
  • B: UN BOOX, Shenzhen
  • C: North District, Eyes of the Bay Area, Shenzhen
    D: Quanyuan Art Space, OCT Harbour, Shenzhen
    E: Fantasy Park, North Pavilion, K11 ECOAST, Shenzhen
    F: Shenzhen Library North Division

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