Whereas all books in China use simplified characters, Hong Kong, like Taiwan, has always used traditional (complex) Chinese characters. In the past, because of the popularity of the martial arts novels of such older generation authors as Louis Cha, traditional-character works were still able to hold pride of place in the Chinese-language book market.
以香港來說，香港與台灣同為繁體中文的使用地區，過去由於有金庸、梁雨生等老一代作家創造的武俠小說風潮支撐，在台灣的出版優勢壓擠下，仍能於華文出版市場佔一席之地。