Hong Kong independent bookstore Kin San Books (見山書店), based in the city's Sheung Wan district, ran a two-month book fair titled "Summer Holiday Abroad" at HOME/WORK VILLAGE, a converted former school complex in Tokyo's Setagaya ward, hosting about 20 talks and workshops. It came as Hong Kong's independent bookshops face mounting pressure, with titles pulled from shelves, police raids on several shops and the closure of both long-established and newer stores. The project, covered by The Initium (a Chinese-language outlet), highlights how Hong Kong publishers and booksellers are seeking new spaces overseas, even as organisers question whether such freedom abroad can fully escape fear and the shrinking environment at home.