The 2012 Hong Kong International Festival is here!

The 2012 Hong Kong International Literary Festival opens today!

Tonight features the Festival's Opening Night Party, and then from Friday October 5, our full range of events will kick off.

Now in its twelfth year, the Festival has blossomed. 

Travel Wire Asia rates us as one the six best literary festivals in this region. In 2012, it features a smorgasbord of cultural options—from books to music to food. A feast for all the senses.

This year, alongside books, literature, writing and big ideas, festivalgoers will also experience a taste of Hong Kong’s nightlife and cultural scene, sipping martinis alongside celebrated authors, and listening to jazz music while nibbling canapés.

Hong Kong has long won hearts and minds around the world with its foodie culture and its neon-splashed nightlife. Come along and sample the best of what the city has to offer, rubbing shoulders with all the readers and writers who are here for the Festival.

It promises to be a series of memorable moments—there might not be any of Proust’s famous madeleine biscuits to crystallise the moment, but there will certainly be spicy Sichuan dishes, cool cocktails, and hi-tea to enjoy! All served alongside a healthy portion of literary fare.

So come along and be prepared to enjoy a distinctly Hong-Kong take on a Proustian moment in time.