The Hong Kong Public Libraries (HKPL) will hold Reading Week Fun Day this weekend, featuring diverse activities at designated public libraries to promote the joy of reading.

The activities include a storytelling theatre based on the Chinese folklore story The Ten Brothers, a comedic performance featuring Chinese acrobatics, balloon twisting and a photography booth at the Central Library on April 27.

A prize presentation ceremony will also be held at the Central Library on the same day to commend the Hong Kong participants who excelled in the 4.23 World Book Day Creative Competition.

Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau's winning works in the competition will be displayed at the library’s exhibition gallery from that date until May 1, followed by a roving exhibition at other public libraries.

Designated public libraries will be adorned with decorations featuring rich Chinese cultural elements and will set up thematic book displays on April 27 and 28.

Chinese culture-themed activities will also be held at libraries in different districts, including parent-child storytelling workshops, traditional handicraft booths as well as Chinese costume experience zones where members of the public can try on traditional Chinese costumes and take photos.

Additionally, the Pop-up Library@Hong Kong Reading Week 2024 will be held at YM2 Yue Man Square (YM2) in Kwun Tong on April 28, during which a specially designed truck will be stationed outside YM2 to provide citizens with a book-lending service and enable them to try out the HKPL's electronic resources.

A thematic reading zone, a book display on Chinese culture and an interactive storytelling device will be set up inside YM2. There will also be a Chinese historical figures' cosplay, a Chinese music performance, storytelling by story ambassadors in addition to workshops on Chinese Rainbow Calligraphy and handmade incense sticks.