Extra security at fair for porn star |
More guards hired for promotion where visitors will have the chance to hug Japanese adult-film actress |
| http://bit.ly/oZBBi5 Extra security guards have been hired by a company at a comic and games fair where visitors will get the chance to hug a Japanese porn star. "We will have four security guards. Last year there were only one or two of them," said Kiang Yu-him of Game One, which will have porn star Maria Osawa and two young models, from Hong Kong and Taiwan, greeting guests and offering hugs on stage to the first 40 people. It is the first time that an adult performer has featured at the five-day Ani-Com and Games Hong Kong exhibition, which starts at the Convention and Exhibition Centre today, but Kiang promised that everything would be kept under control. On other days of the fair, teenage models Jeana Ho Pui-yu and DaDa Chan Ching will turn up as game girls. Kiang expects the appearance of the models to boost business by 20 per cent. But all the beauty on show won't hide the fact that game fanatics will have to pay more for products. Prices this year are up by HK$100 to HK$200. The cost for a set of special edition Gundam game cards has soared from HK$988 to HK$1,580. In another corner of the fair, 30 "maids" will serve as saleswomen at the "Maid Bookstore". Among them are secondary school pupils taking on a summer job. "We will serve the customers, introduce books and help them find the comics they want," said Jennifer Yu, 18. They will be earning HK$50 an hour, well above the minimum wage of HK$28 an hour. Of interest for comic fans is the release today of World of Mercenary,the latest creation by local artist Tony Wong Yuk-long. Monotone limited editions will be available at the fair. For fans who can't make the fair, Jade Dynasty is accepting pre-orders for limited edition figures, some of which have already sold out. Meanwhile, Lego has set up a big aquarium filled with nine fish and four seahorses made of plastic bricks. Part of the income earned from selling two packages of tropical fish will be donated to Wold Wildlife Fund in Hong Kong. "The limited editions, such as space shuttles and Harry Potter castles, will only be sold to the fans who line up early and get tickets," said Yvonne Lam Wing-ki, product manger of Lego Hong Kong. Yesterday evening, more than 1,000 people were queuing outside the fair venue to be the first to snap up favourite comic superheroes and limited edition online video games. The line extended from the main entrance of the exhibition centre to the nearby Great Eagle Centre. |
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