The Newspaper Society of
Hong Kong
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Chinese
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:香港報業公會 ), set up on May 10, 1954, is the largest
newspaper
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background.
Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports a ...
industrial society in Hong Kong, found by Hong Kong's four largest newspapers at the time - ''
The Kung Sheung Daily News
''The Kung Sheung Daily News'' was a Chinese language newspaper published in Hong Kong under British colonial rule. It was owned indirectly by (), a former Republic of China general and son of Hong Kong tycoon Robert Ho Tung. It was a p ...
'' (工商日報, closed), ''
Wah Kiu Yat Po
''Wah Kiu Yat Po'', or ''Overseas Chinese Daily News'' (), was a Chinese-language newspaper based in Hong Kong. It was published between 1925 to 1995. It was founded by Shum Wai-yau after the Shum family took control of the company.
History
T ...
'' (華僑日報, closed), ''
Sing Tao Daily'' (星島日報) and ''
South China Morning Post
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 ...
'' (南華日報). Existing members include 14 major newspapers, although
Oriental Daily
''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 ne ...
has chosen not to participate. The Society is the organiser for the widest-acclaimed news awards in Hong Kong.
External links
Official website
History of Hong Kong Newspaper in 50 years (Chinese only)
Newspapers published in Hong Kong
1954 establishments in Hong Kong
Business organisations based in Hong Kong
Organizations established in 1954
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