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New books
Healing by Words
at HKFYG’s Online Book Shop
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A special selection of HKFYG books shine a light on some of Hong Kong’s hidden treasures and share the stories of its stars of sport.
The HKFYG Online Book Shop launched a wide-ranging collection this year, just in time for the 2021 Hong Kong Book Fair. Titles on parental education, leadership training, education services and youth counselling as well as a variety of cultural and youth products were on sale. From midsummer to autumn, they have created a wave of new reading. Join us and build that wave. Let’s surf it together!
Mountain and Sea: Leave No Trace
HK$80
People have flocked to Hong Kong’s countryside during the pandemic, enjoying the peace but also damaging the environment with a lot of rubbish and face masks. This book shares the philosophy of “leave no trace”. Coupled with accounts of seven outdoor activities: mountain hiking, trail running, camping, wilderness cooking, rock climbing, standup paddle boarding and beach cleaning, it tells the story of Hong Kong's beautiful, cherished mountains.
Now available in a limited physical edition with a simultaneously published electronic version.
Voices from Hong Kong Sports HK$100
Passionate, moving stories of 13 Hong Kong athletes fill this book to the brim. Tears will come to your eyes as you read about Hayley Chan, the windsurfer who represented Hong Kong at the Tokyo Olympics, about our famous cyclist, Wong Kam-po, Hong Kong’s “Bun Tower”, Wong Ka-yan and Cheuk Kwun-yi, the women's baseball team member. They share their adventures, triumphs and setbacks and raise a cheer for all Hong Kong’s athletes!
Hiking Hong Kong Ridges HK$100
Discover some less well-known places in these stories of hills and wilderness. Two post-90s youths explore ten Hong Kong’s mountains you may not know, revealing corners connected by a shared vein, on islands and in country parks, visited by seniors and juniors alike.
Explore Fanling with Five Senses
HK$75
3-D pop ups and sensuous fragrances adorn this charming account. Fanling, an old settlement in Hong Kong’s North District has been inhabited from the early days by people who farmed and fished for a living. Nowadays, it embraces old and new, urban and rural. Find its unique stories here and enjoy them at your own pace. Put your senses into gear and let your imagination run free.
Young Writers
Ken Tai - Daily Maths
HK$100
Ken graduated from the Department of Physics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong before becoming a secondary school maths teacher. Yearning for a simple, environmentally friendly life and loving the science of cookery, he shares his understanding of maths through these delightful short stories.
“Mathematics can be light-hearted as well as serious and I have always wanted to use various ways to share its lighter side. Luckily, I was given this opportunity to publish my thoughts.
I spent long hours looking for my errors and worrying about mistakes. Now, after publication, I can relax, breathe, smile and share the results with relatives and friends.
We all have to adapt and learn from each other. Thank you to my family for their support and to the publishers for their hard work. I hope this little book can bring a little joy and surprise to readers, whether they like or dislike mathematics!”
Christine Fan - Mr Chicken's Philosophy
HK$100
Christine has been a song contest winner in the past but this is the first writing competition she has won. About a week after her book was published, a friend sent her a letter and she began to believe in the power of the printed word.
“A friend passed on my book to her friends and they passed it on to their friends until one day, one of those friends I had never met wrote me a letter, a full A4 page letter!
I was touched and so surprised. He had found people and events in my book that seemed familiar, echoing happenings in his own life. Roland Barthes, a theorist, wrote a book called “The Author is Dead.” He said the essential meaning of a work depends on the impressions it makes on the reader. I used to agree with him, but after “Mr Chicken's Philosophy” was published and the response I received, I have changed my mind.
Now, I know that a book is part of an author’s soul and I believe in the words of Mencius, “Read the book and know the author.”
