South China Morning Post4h agoSource 51Medium

Hong Kong Book Fair: early birds slam chaotic queues to meet girl band Collar

The News

Hundreds of visitors queued overnight outside the Convention and Exhibition Centre for the opening of the Hong Kong Book Fair on Wednesday. The main draw for many was an autograph session with popular local Cantopop girl group Collar. However, some attendees criticized the organizers for chaotic crowd control and poor queue management. A 15-year-old student, Lucas Wong, arrived at around 2am but faced disorganization.

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Why it matters

Fans queued overnight, demonstrating dedication to girl group Collar.

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Hundreds of visitors queued up overnight for the opening of the Hong Kong Book Fair on Wednesday.

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Some visitors criticized organizers for chaotic crowd control at the queue.

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  • Fans queued overnight, demonstrating dedication to girl group Collar.
  • Criticism of crowd control shows public demand for better event management.

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Plain English

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.

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Some visitors criticized organizers for chaotic crowd control at the queue.

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Hundreds of visitors queued up overnight for the opening of the Hong Kong Book Fair on Wednesday.

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A 15-year-old student named Lucas Wong arrived at around 2am to buy books and meet Collar.

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