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South China Morning Post (Independent)
Estimated circulation: 65,000
Proprietorship: Published by the South China Morning Post Co. Ltd.
A publicly listed company with the Swire Group as the major share holder. The publisher is Mr. G.A. Pilgrim, a chartered accountant and secretary.
Star (Independent)
(Produced in English and Chinese)
Estimated circulation:
Proprietorship:
10,000 (English edition)
20,000 (Chinese edition)
Published by the Sing Tao Group of Newspapers.
Ta Kung Pao (Communist)
Estimated circulation: 60,000
Proprietorship: Published by Mr. Fei Yiming, a former reporter of Tai
Kung Pao in Shanghai. He was appointed publisher of the Hong Kong edition
soon after World War II. He is a Hong Kong delegate to the National
People's Congress.
Tin Fung Yat Pao (Pro-Communist)
Estimated circulation: 9,000
Proprietorship: Owned by Mr. POON Y-wai, a horse racing tips writer,
and former reporter of Wah Kui Yat Pao. His paper was raided by the
police during the 1967 disturbances and he was arrested and sent to
jail for a short period for publishing inflammatory statements.
Tin Tin Daily News (Pro-Communist)
Estimated circulation: 100,000
Proprietorship: Published by the Tin Tin Daily News Co. Ltd. Chairman
of the Board of Directors is Mr. LAU Tin-chau who also owns the Millies
Group and has vast business interests in China, notably in the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone. He is a delegate to the Guangdong Provincial Political Consultative Conference.
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