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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 closing, due to their approach. They used an informal style, concentrating on celebrity gossip and paparazzi photography. Apple Daily had brash news style, sensationalist news reportage and was known for its anti-government political positions. 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. There are occasional attempts at establishing new types of newspaper and theme-oriented papers, but most of these new papers cannot compete with the more mainstream papers. However, the entry into the market of free newspapers Metropolis Daily , Headline Daily , am730 , and The Epoch Times has 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 the 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 has lasted through to 2008, and some 10% of sellers maintain the cut price despite the change in the prevailing economic climate. The Association urges a return to resale price maintenance. [2]
Newspapers in Hong Kong are known to follow a particular political stance, with most being either pro-Beijing or pro-democracy. Some newspapers are completely neutral, or are oriented towards finance or religion. A few papers, such as Oriental Daily, Apple Daily, and The Sun are known for their sensational style, such as publishing gory pictures (e.g., of road accidents or murder scenes), [3] and engaging in borderline obscene coverage (including "prostitution guides") on a regular basis. [4]
| 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 | [8] |
| The Sun | 太陽報 | 1999 | 2016 | 7 yrs | Pro-communist | [9] |
| Metro Daily | 都市日報 | 2002 | 2019 | 17 yrs | ||
| Sharp Daily | 爽報 | 2011 | 2013 | 2 yrs | Pro-democrat | [10] |
| 快馬 | 2012 | 2013 | 1 yr |
| Media | Chinese name | Established | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| House News | 主場新聞 | 2012 | 2014 |
| Inkstone News [ clarification needed ] | 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 International New York Times and Financial Times are published in Hong Kong.
From 10 September 2007, The Standard switched to free, advertising-supported distribution. The South China Morning Post [11] 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. [12]
| 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 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 tabloid published in Hong Kong from 1995 to 2021, with a digital-only English edition launched in May, 2020. Founded by Jimmy Lai and part of Next Media, Apple Daily was known for its sensational headlines, paparazzi photographs and pro-democracy, anti-CCP editorial position. A sister publication of the same name was published in Taiwan under a joint venture between Next Digital and other Taiwanese companies.
Oriental Daily News is a Chinese-language newspaper in Hong Kong. It was established in 1969 by Ma Sik-yu and Ma Sik-chun, and was one of the two newspapers published by the Oriental Press Group Limited. Relative to other Hong Kong newspapers, Oriental Daily News has an older readership.
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