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Press, Broadcasting and Cinema
IF communications are the lifeblood of a modern society, then Hong Kong must surely be one of the healthiest communities in the world.
An astonishing total of 62 daily newspapers circulate throughout the Colony; four television channels (two of them in colour) deliver a rich variety of entertainment and information programmes into an ever-increasing number of homes; there are an estimated one million radio receivers and 100 cinemas.
In addition to all the usual sources of news, both local and international, all these media receive a constant flow of news releases, radio bulletins, films and photographs from the Govern- ment Information Services, informing the people of the Govern- ment's actions, views and intentions. The department also maintains a 24-hour news vigil and provides actual news coverage of all major
events.
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PRESS
The Chinese and English language press in Hong Kong currently produce some 200 publications, including 58 Chinese and four English daily newspapers. It is estimated that, between them, the Chinese and English language newspapers have an overall circula- tion of some one-and-a-half-million copies a day. Some of the leading newspapers and magazines are listed in Appendix XXXIX. The Wah Kiu Yat Po, Sing Tao Jih Pao and the Kung Sheung Yat Pao are three of the Chinese daily newspapers which are commonly recognized as seeking to give an objective representation of the world's news as well as a full picture of local events. The English morning dailies are the South China Morning Post and the Hong Kong Standard; the Post's afternoon companion is the China Mail and The Star is the other afternoon paper. The Standard and The Star each publish a Sunday edition, while the South China