But since then large numbers of materials printed in simplified characters have poured into Hong Kong, and readers there are now accustomed to them. Meanwhile, books printed in traditional characters in Hong Kong are usually too expensive to be competitive in the PRC, or face import restrictions, so cannot sell well in the mainland.
但回歸之後，一方面簡體字書籍大舉湧入，香港人越來越習慣閱讀便宜的大陸簡體書；另一方面，香港繁體中文書又苦於價格過高與進口圖書檢查等問題，無法銷往大陸。