Comic book fans braved heavy downpours to attend Hong Kong’s annual anime and games festival on its last day, as vendors slashed product prices to clear their inventory.
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Despite a black rainstorm signal issued on Tuesday morning, some attendees queued for more than 30 minutes before they could get into the Ani-Com & Games Hong Kong at the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai.
The forecaster raised the black signal, the highest level in the three-tier warning system, at 9.10am before downgrading it to red at 11.05am and then to amber at 11.45am. The warning was eventually lifted at 2.15pm.
Dickson Mo, 17-year-old high school graduate, said it was his third time attending the annual festival that started on Friday.
“I got soaked by the rain when walking from my home to Ho Man Tin station. But I knew once I got in the MTR, it would be fine, as the venue was directly connected to the station,” he said.
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Mo, who joined two friends at the event, said he enjoyed “the festive atmosphere” of past fairs. He said he did not have a budget or specific vendors in mind but wanted to walk around and see whether there was anything interesting.