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This is a list of newspapers in Hong Kong. Hong Kong is home to many of Asia's biggest English and Chinese language newspapers. The territory has one of the world's largest press industries and is a major centre for print journalism.
The Chinese language newspapers Headline Daily and Oriental Daily News have the highest shares in the Hong Kong newspaper market, while the Hong Kong Economic Times is the best-selling financial newspaper. The Standard , a free tabloid with a mass market strategy, is the most widely circulated English newspaper by a significant margin. Its rival, South China Morning Post , has the most paid subscribers among English-language papers in Hong Kong.
Apple Daily had one of the highest circulations before its closure in 2021. It had a feisty, tabloid style, concentrating on celebrity gossip and paparazzi photography, with sensationalist news reportage and a noted anti-government political position. The Chinese language publications were written to some degree with colloquial Cantonese phrases.[ citation needed ]
The number of newspapers in the market has been stable for a long time. Occasional attempts to establish new types of newspaper and themed papers generally cannot compete with the established brands. However, the entry into the market of free newspapers Metropolis Daily , Headline Daily , am730 , and The Epoch Times spurred competition. In September 2007, The Standard changed its business model from a traditional daily into a free-sheet, distributed in commercial districts like Central and Admiralty. [1]
Most papers sell at a cover price of HK$9-10, except South China Morning Post (HK$9, while the Sunday edition, Sunday Morning Post, costs HK$10). The economic recession brought about by SARS in 2003 led to some resellers pricing at $1 below the recommended price. According to the HK Newspaper Hawkers Association, the situation lasted through to 2008, when around 10% of sellers maintained the cut price despite the change in the prevailing economic climate. The Association urged a return to resale price maintenance. [2]
Newspapers in Hong Kong are considered to follow a particular political stance, with most being either pro-Beijing or pro-democracy. A few are neutral, or are oriented towards finance or religion. There has long been a lively tabloid sector, including Oriental Daily, The Sun and (formerly) Apple Daily. [3]
| Newspaper | Chinese name | Established | Type | Issued | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ta Kung Pao | 大公報 | 1902 in Tientsin 1938 in Hong Kong | Paid | Daily | State-controlled [† 1] |
| Sing Tao Daily | 星島日報 | 1938 | Paid | Daily | Pro-government |
| Wen Wei Po | 文匯報 | 1938 in Shanghai 1948 in Hong Kong | Paid | Daily | State-controlled [† 1] |
| Sing Pao Daily News | 成報 | 1939 | Paid | Daily | Pro-government |
| Hong Kong Commercial Daily | 香港商報 | 1952 | Paid | Daily | State-controlled [† 1] |
| Ming Pao | 明報 | 1959 | Paid | Daily | Moderate |
| Oriental Daily News | 東方日報 | 1969 | Paid | Daily | Pro-government |
| Hong Kong Economic Journal | 信報財經新聞 | 1973 | Paid | Monday–Saturday | Moderate |
| Hong Kong Economic Times | 香港經濟日報 | 1988 | Paid | Monday–Saturday | Pro-government |
| The Epoch Times | 大紀元時報 | 2001 | Paid | Monday–Friday | Falun Gong, pro-democracy |
| Headline Daily | 頭條日報 | 2005 | Free | Monday–Saturday | Pro-government |
| am730 | am730 | 2005 | Free | Monday–Friday | Moderate |
| Lion Rock Daily | 香港仔 | 2018 | Free | Monday–Friday | State-controlled |
| Newspaper | Chinese name | Established | Type | Issued | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kung Kao Po | 公教報 | 1928 | Paid | Every Sunday | Catholic, moderate |
| Christian Times | 時代論壇 | 1987 | Paid | Every Sunday | Christian, pro-democracy |
| Vision Times | 看中國 | 2005 | Free/paid | Every Monday | Pro-democracy |
| Passion Times | 熱血時報 | 2012 | Free | Quarterly | Pro-city-state |
| Media | Chinese name | Established | Printing ended | Type | Issued | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HK01 | 香港01 | 2016 | 2022 | Paid | Weekly | |
| Sky Post | 晴報 | 2011 | 2023 | Free | Daily |
| Newspaper | Chinese name | Established | Closed | Operated | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Serial | 遐爾貫珍 | 1853 | 1856 | 2 yrs | ||
| Chinese Mail | 華字日報 | 1872 | 1946 | 74 yrs | ||
| Universal Circulating Herald | 循環日報 | 1874 1959 | 1947 1963 | 72 yrs 4 yrs | Pro-reform | |
| China | 中國日報 | 1900 | 1913 | 13 yrs | Pro-reform | |
| The World News | 世界公益報 | 1903 | 1917 | 14 yrs | Pro-revolutionary | |
| 有所謂報 | 1905 | 1907 | 2 yrs | |||
| 大光報 | 1912 | 1932 | 20 yrs | |||
| 香江晚報 | 1921 | 1929 | 8 yrs | |||
| Kung Sheung Daily News | 工商日報 | 1925 | 1984 | 59 yrs | Pro-Kuomintang | |
| Wah Kiu Yat Po | 華僑日報 | 1925 | 1995 | 70 yrs | Pro-Kuomintang | |
| 香港小日報 | 1929 | 1930 | 1 yr | |||
| 南華日報 | 1930 | 1944 | 14 yrs | Pro-Japan | ||
| Hong Kong Times | 香港時報 | 1939 | 1993 | 54 yrs | Pro-Kuomintang | |
| 華商報 | 1941 1946 | 1941 1949 | 1 yr 3 yrs | Pro-communist | ||
| 新生晚報 | 1945 | 1976 | 31 yrs | |||
| New Evening Post | 新晚報 | 1950 2012 | 1997 2014 | 47 yrs 2 yrs | Pro-communist | |
| Ching Po Daily | 晶報 | 1956 | 1991 | 35 yrs | Pro-communist | |
| Hong Kong Daily News | 新報 | 1959 | 2015 | 56 yrs | ||
| Tin Tin Daily News | 天天日報 | 1960 | 2000 | 40 yrs | ||
| Express News | 快報 | 1963 | 1998 | 35 yrs | ||
| 星報 | 1965 | 1984 | 19 yrs | |||
| Popular Daily | 萬人日報 | 1975 | ? | ? | Anti-communist | |
| 兒童日報 | 1989 | 1990 | 1 yr | |||
| 香港聯合報 | 1992 | 1995 | 3 yrs | |||
| 現代日報 | 1993 | 1994 | 1 yr | |||
| Apple Daily | 蘋果日報 | 1995 | 2021 | 26 yrs | Pro-democrat | [7] |
| The Sun | 太陽報 | 1999 | 2016 | 17 yrs | Pro-communist | [8] |
| Metro Daily | 都市日報 | 2002 | 2019 | 17 yrs | ||
| Sharp Daily | 爽報 | 2011 | 2013 | 2 yrs | Pro-democrat | [9] |
| 快馬 | 2012 | 2013 | 1 yr |
| Media | Chinese name | Established | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| House News | 主場新聞 | 2012 | 2014 |
| Inkstone News | 2018 | 2021 | |
| Stand News | 立場新聞 | 2014 | 2021 |
| Citizen News | 眾新聞 | 2017 | 2022 |
| FactWire | 傳真社 | 2015 | 2022 |
Hong Kong is also the base of regional editions of foreign English-language newspapers. The The New York Times International Edition and the Financial Times are published in Hong Kong.
From 10 September 2007, The Standard switched to free, advertising-supported distribution. The South China Morning Post [10] announced on 11 December 2015 that the Alibaba Group would acquire the South China Morning Post from Malaysian tycoon Robert Kuok, who had owned it since 1993. As of 5 April 2016, the South China Morning Post's online content became free to read. [11]
| Newspapers | Chinese name | Established | Issued | Position | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South China Morning Post | 南華早報 | 1903 | Paid | Daily | Moderate |
| Sunday Examiner | 1946 | Paid | Every Sunday | Catholic, moderate | |
| China Daily Hong Kong Edition | 中國日報香港版 | 1997 | Paid | Monday–Friday | State-owned |
| The Standard | 英文虎報 | 1949 | Free | Monday–Friday | Pro-government |
| Career Times | 1997 | Every Friday |
| Media | Chinese name | Established | Closed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Friend of China | 中國之友 | 1842 | 1859 | |
| The Hong Kong Register [12] | 1843 | 1863 | ||
| The China Mail | 中國郵報, later 德臣西報 | 1845 | 1974 | |
| Daily Press | 每日雜報 | 1864 | 1941 | |
| Hongkong Telegraph | 士蔑報 | 1881 | 1951 | |
| The Wall Street Journal Asia | 亞洲華爾街日報 | 1976 | 2017 | |
| The Star | 英文星報 | 1965 | 1984 | |
| Eastern Express | 東快訊 | 1994 | 1996 |
Apple Daily was a Chinese-language newspaper published in Hong Kong from 1995 to 2021. Founded by Jimmy Lai and part of Next Media, Apple Daily was known for its sensational headlines, paparazzi photographs, and pro-democracy, anti-authoritarian editorial position. A sister publication of the same name was published in Taiwan under a joint venture between Next Digital and other Taiwanese companies.
Ming Pao is a Chinese-language newspaper published by Media Chinese International in Hong Kong. In the 1990s, Ming Pao established four overseas branches in North America; each provides independent reporting on local news and collects local advertisements. Currently, of the overseas editions, only the two Canadian editions remain: Ming Pao Toronto and Ming Pao Vancouver. In a 2022 survey from the Chinese University of Hong Kong sampling 994 local households, Ming Pao was listed as the second most credible paid newspaper in Hong Kong.
Sing Pao Daily News is one of the oldest Chinese newspapers in Hong Kong, first published on 1 May 1939 by the Sing Pao Newspaper Company Limited (成報報刊有限公司) under Ho Man-fat. It was initially published every three days, later becoming a daily.
Hong Kong's media consists of several different types of communications of mass media: television, radio, cinema, newspapers, magazines, websites and other online platforms.
Henry Tang Ying-yen is a Hong Kong politician who served as the Chief Secretary of Hong Kong between 2007 and 2011. He held the position of Financial Secretary from 2003 to 2007. In 2012, he lost the Hong Kong Chief Executive Election to Leung Chun-ying.
The Sun was one of the newspapers in Hong Kong, first published in March 1999. It belonged to the Oriental Press Group Limited (東方報業集團有限公司). The paper ceased publication in April 2016.
The Standard is an English-language free newspaper in Hong Kong with a daily circulation of 200,450 in 2012. It was formerly called the Hongkong Standard and changed to HKiMail during the Internet boom but partially reverted to The Standard in 2001.
HK Magazine was a free English-language alternative weekly published by HK Magazine Media Group in Hong Kong. Launched in 1991, it offered coverage of local affairs, social issues as well as entertainment listings. The 1000th issue was published in 2013, the same year that it was sold to the South China Morning Post (SCMP) group. The magazine printed its final issue on 7 October 2016. This was the third SCMP subsidiary to close since the takeover of the newspaper by the Alibaba Group.
The Hong Kong Commercial Daily (HKCD) is a Chinese state-owned newspaper, published in broadsheet format in Hong Kong and dubbed “China’s international media window” by the central government. Established in 1952, it was the first financial newspaper in the Chinese language. It is one of the few newspapers authorized by the Hong Kong SAR government to publicize legal announcements, and also the only Hong Kong newspaper allowed to be circulated freely in mainland China. It is controlled by the Hong Kong Liaison Office and has a branch office in Shenzhen.
Invest Hong Kong is the department of the Hong Kong SAR Government responsible for Foreign Direct Investment, supporting overseas businesses to set up and expand in Hong Kong. Founded on 1 July 2000, its first Director General was Michael Rowse.
The South China Morning Post (SCMP), with its Sunday edition, the Sunday Morning Post, is a Hong Kong-based English-language newspaper owned by Alibaba Group. Founded in 1903 by Tse Tsan-tai and Alfred Cunningham, it has remained Hong Kong's newspaper of record since British colonial rule. Editor-in-chief Tammy Tam succeeded Wang Xiangwei in 2016. The SCMP prints paper editions in Hong Kong and operates an online news website that is blocked in mainland China.
Sharp Daily is a Chinese-language free daily tabloid newspaper, published in Taipei, Taiwan, and previously in Hong Kong, by Next Digital.
Starry Lee Wai-king, SBS, JP is a Hong Kong politician and former chairperson of the largest pro-establishment Beijing-loyalist party, the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB). She is a member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC), Legislative Councillor for the Kowloon Central geographical constituency, and a former Kowloon City District Councillor. From 2012 to 2016, she was a member of the Executive Council.
Paul Chan Mo-po is the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong and former Secretary for Development of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. He was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
Housing in Hong Kong varies by location and income. More than 7 million people live on about 1,108 km2 (427 mi2) of land in the region, making it one of the densest places in the world.
In each year's Chinese New Year celebrations in Hong Kong, a member of the Hong Kong Government represents the city in a divination ritual called kau chim. The event takes place on the second day of the Lunar New Year at Che Kung temple, Sha Tin, where a fortune stick is drawn. The luck of the city for that upcoming Lunar year will be foretold by the message on the fortune stick. The message is written in the form of classical Chinese poetry and is then interpreted by a Feng shui sifu or fortune teller.
Robert Chow Yung is a Hong Kong journalist and media personality who is a former RTHK radio host. He is currently the spokesman of the pro-Beijing conservative Alliance for Peace and Democracy and founder and leader of the Beijing-approved Silent Majority for Hong Kong movement.
Kevin Yeung Yun-hung is a former Hong Kong government official who served as the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism from 2022 to 2024.
Events in the year 2021 in Hong Kong.
Christine Choi Yuk-lin, is the current Secretary for Education in Hong Kong, formerly the principal of Fukien Secondary School and vice-chairlady of Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers.
