The curtains lifted on Wednesday for the 18th annual Hong Kong Book Fair at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Some 475 publishing houses from 20 countries and regions will display their products. The exhibition will run through to July 24. The photo shows some visitors read books at the 18th Hong Kong Book Fair which opened on Wednesday, July 18, 2007.
 
(Xinhua News Agency July 19, 2007)