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EDITOR’S NOTE Dear POPULAR family members, 2021 was the second consecutive year in which BookFest@Singapore was held during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the improving situation meant that besides the online bonanza, the 2021 edition of BookFest@Singapore was also held in all 27 POPULAR outlets across the island state. Join us as we celebrate the return of POPULAR’s signature annual event to physical bookstores in Singapore (p.4). Though the pandemic has cast a long shadow over many retailers all over the world, the worst of times was also the best of times as the perseverance and innovation of our staff continued to propel POPULAR to new heights. In the first of our two “In the News” features, let us join Popular Beijing in celebrating the success of the new online preschool education products they have developed over the past two years (p.10). We then return to Singapore to read how staff from the prestigious Singapore Management University detail POPULAR’s continued success in the face of the changing local bookstore industry (p.12). Our perseverance is best showcased by this issue’s “Popular Personality”, Popular Malaysia’s Text and Assessment Merchandising Manager Hooi Yoke Siew, whose 26-year career is the result of her perseverance in staying the course at work (p.20). The prolonged pandemic has also made many of us realise the simple joy that exists in the everyday. With the tourism industry relying mostly on domestic travellers, let us discover the beauty of Hong Kong and Guangxi during the pandemic with Popular Hong Kong (p.26) and Popular Guangzhou (p.28). As many could not gather with their friends and families like before and as we await our eventual reunion with our colleagues at work, let us take comfort from stories of reunion from Popular Hong Kong (p.32) and Popular Taiwan (p.34). Lastly, we join two Popular Taiwan staff as they share their stories of how reading has impacted their lives and how they are harnessing the magic of reading to inspire their children (p.36 and p.38). Happy New Year to all members of the POPULAR family! The Editorial Team 编辑室 popnews@popularworld.com One family, one vision. 大众一家,众人一心 Perseverance is not a long race;  it is many short races one after the other.  — Dr Walter Elliot, Minister of Health of the United Kingdom (1938 – 1940) “毅力不是长跑赛,而是一场接一场的短跑赛。” 亲爱的大众家庭成员们: 2021年,新加坡海外华文书市连续第二年在新冠疫情的笼 罩下举办。疫情略有缓解,海外华文书市也增添新意。除 了线上精彩纷呈的节目与商品,全岛27家大众书局都参与 其中,请随《大众资讯》庆贺这项年度盛事回归实体书店 (页4)。 尽管新冠疫情为全球零售业带来阴霾,然而山穷水尽 处,实为柳岸花明时。大众同仁坚守岗位,以坚韧和创意协 力推动大众奋勇前行,再创高峰。本期“众点新闻”的两则 报道,分别是北京大众成功推出以两年时间研发的线上学前 教育产品(页10),以及新加坡知名学府——新加坡管理大 学发布的关于大众集团恒久成功之道的分析(页12)。本期 的“风云众人”是马来西亚大众课外书采购经理许玉秀,她 以26年的服务表述了何谓工作的坚忍不拔(页20)。 疫情看似漫漫无期,更让我们感受到简单的幸福就在身边, 境内游成为多数人的首选。香港和广州大众同仁的旅游美文, 引领我们欣赏香港和广西的自然河山之美(页26、28)。当 与亲友团聚成为奢念,与同事在办公场所重聚遥不可及之时,让 我们从香港和台湾大众同仁的文章中欢聚取暖(页32、34)。 本期还有两位台湾大众同仁分享阅读的启迪,并以此引 导孩子进入奇妙旅程(页36、38)。 谨祝各位新年快乐,平安健康! — 沃尔特·艾略特医生, 英国卫生部长(1938–1940)   Head office: POPULAR HOLDINGS LIMITED, 15 Serangoon North Avenue 5, Singapore 554360. Homepage: http://www.popularworld.com  


































































































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