Kidnapped

We can't recall bringing our daughter to watch dragon boat races in Sai Kung. Other than walking along Sai Kung's waterfront promenade, one of our family's favorite activities in Sai Kung is visiting the bookshop with a funny name Kidnapped. We did both today.

Bookstores, especially an English-language one, are hard to come by in Hong Kong. Not too long ago, one of Hong Kong's oldest bookshops, Swindon, shut its outlet in Tsim Sha Tsui towards the second year of the coronavirus pandemic.

What makes Kidnapped a jewel in Sai Kung for our family is the way their books come without plastic seal on the shelf. As a book lover, I can testify that we can never judge a book by its cover, or blurb for that matter. I don’t have any data to back this up, but I bet customers are far more likely to purchase books without plastic seal. Maybe it's because the freedom to browse that drives our desire to read more. And if you are wondering, let me tell you we bought four books today.