Batty over Batman and Barbies
Barbie dolls, GI Joe, Japanese robots, Chinese toys and a car that owed a lot to Adolf Hitler were on display at a toy carnival.
Crowds flocked to the show, many parents to re-live their own childhood memories.
Hong Kong Toy Club's four- day exhibition was at the Causeway Centre, Wan Chai.
It featured more than 500 collectors' items - made in Hong Kong, China, Japan, Europe and the United States.
Many were flashbacks to the 1960s and 1970s, including the 'action figures' - dolls with movable parts.
They included Barbie and GI Joe, as well as some of the later additions - Luke Skywalker, Superman and Batman.
Hitler was behind the design of the Volkswagen Beetle - represented at the fair in a big collection of model cars.
The car continued to be mass- produced long after his death in 1945.
There were also pencil cases, erasers and stuffed toys.
The Japanese influence included a helpful little red robot and the Japanese Superman.
Hong Kong and China-made toys, often labelled as inferior and neglected by collectors, had a place among the exhibits.
Sam Lui Kam-wing, a collector of Chinese toys for more than seven years, said: 'People usually perceive toys made in China are poor in quality,' he said.
But he added Chinese dolls told a story of the country's history and culture, through their clothes and faces.
'I think the Chinese dolls are lovely, with their familiar big black eyes and red cheeks,' said Mr Lui.
Many of the Hong Kong- made toys also reflect daily life - with models of public light vehicles and toy kitchens and cookware.
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