''Kung Kao Po'' ( zh, t=公教報, s=公教报, first=t, l=

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newspaper) is a Chinese-language

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published on every Friday in

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. First circulated on 1 August 1928, the newspaper, owned and operated by the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong The Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong (; la, Dioecesis Sciiamchiamensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church. The diocese takes its name from the see city, the metropolitan area where the bishop resides. The Roman Catholic Diocese o ...

, is one of the oldest in Hong Kong. Featuring local and international church-related news, Kung Kao Po's coverage also includes a wide variety of topics, from education to health. A kid-oriented supplement (''Joyful Youth'') is attached in every issue of the newspaper.

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s from the Bishop of Hong Kong in different ecclesiastical seasons and special pastoral letters regarding certain issues are also published in Kung Kao Po. Despite being sold only in Catholic parishes of Hong Kong and distributed across hospitals of Hong Kong, Kung Kao Po is also available through

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, making it available to all Chinese-speaking Roman Catholics abroad. Kung Kao Po's back issues are available online through its former website, which preserves issues published before 25 September 2011. Audio edition of the newspaper, recorded in

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, is also available in

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format in the website. Kung Kao Po has become known to the general populace of Hong Kong in recent years, owing to its

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s and

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, often cited by Hong Kong's mainstream media outlets, on politics and

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External links

Current website of ''Kung Kao Po''
(Chinese)
Former website of ''Kung Kao Po''
(Chinese)
Website of ''Joyful Youth''
(Chinese)
Website of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong
Catholic newspapers Publications established in 1928 Chinese-language newspapers published in Hong Kong Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong {{RC-stub

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