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.
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]
| Ta Kung Pao | 1902 in Tientsin1938 in Hong Kong | Paid | Daily | State-controlled | ||
| Sing Tao Daily | 1938 | Paid | Daily | Pro-government | ||
| Wen Wei Po | 1938 in Shanghai1948 in Hong Kong | Paid | Daily | State-controlled | ||
| Sing Pao Daily News | 1939 | Paid | Daily | Pro-government | ||
| Hong Kong Commercial Daily | 1952 | Paid | Daily | State-controlled | ||
| Ming Pao | 1959 | Paid | Daily | Moderate | ||
| Oriental Daily News | 1969 | Paid | Daily | Pro-government | ||
| Hong Kong Economic Journal | 1973 | Paid | Monday–Saturday | Moderate | ||
| Hong Kong Economic Times | 1988 | Paid | Monday–Saturday | Pro-government | ||
| The Epoch Times | 2001 | Paid | Monday–Friday | Falun Gong, pro-democracy | ||
| Headline Daily | 2005 | Free | Monday–Saturday | Pro-government | ||
| am730 | 2005 | Free | Monday–Friday | Moderate | ||
| Lion Rock Daily | 2018 | Free | Monday–Friday | State-controlled |
| Newspaper | Chinese name | Established | Type | Issued | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kung Kao Po | 1928 | Paid | Every Sunday | Catholic, moderate | ||
| Christian Times | 1987 | Paid | Every Sunday | Christian, pro-democracy | ||
| Vision Times | 2005 | Free/paid | Every Monday | Pro-democracy | ||
| Passion Times | 2012 | Free | Quarterly | Pro-city-state |
| Media | Chinese name | Established | Printing ended | Type | Issued | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HK01 | 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 | 18741959 | 19471963 | 72 yrs4 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 | yrs | Pro-Kuomintang | ||
| Wah Kiu Yat Po | 華僑日報 | 1925 | 1995 | 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 | yrs | Pro-Kuomintang | ||
| 華商報 | 19411946 | 19411949 | 1 yr3 yrs | Pro-communist | |||
| 新生晚報 | 1945 | 1976 | 31 yrs | ||||
| New Evening Post | 新晚報 | 19502012 | 19972014 | 47 yrs2 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 | 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 | [4] | |
| 太陽報 | 1999 | 2016 | 17 yrs | Pro-communist | [5] | ||
| Metro Daily | 都市日報 | 2002 | 2019 | yrs | |||
| Sharp Daily | 爽報 | 2011 | 2013 | yrs | Pro-democrat | [6] | |
| 快馬 | 2012 | 2013 | 1 yr |
See also: List of defunct media due to Hong Kong national security law.
| 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 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[7] 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.[8]
| Newspapers | Chinese name | Established | Issued | Position | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South China Morning Post | 1903 | Paid | Daily | Moderate | ||
| Sunday Examiner | 1946 | Paid | Every Sunday | Catholic, moderate | ||
| China Daily Hong Kong Edition | 1997 | Paid | Monday–Friday | State-owned | ||
| The Standard | 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 |