HK01

HK01
Type of site
News
Available inChinese
Headquarters11/F, The Octagon 6, Sha Tsui Road, Tsuen Wan, New Territories[1]
OwnerHK01 Company Limited
(香港01有限公司)
URLOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
CommercialYes
Launched11 January 2016; 8 years ago (2016-01-11)
HK01 Weekly
TypeWeekly
Owner(s)Yu Pun-hoi
PublisherHK01 Company Limited
Founded11 March 2016
Political alignmentPro-One Country, Two Systems[2]
Centrism[3]
LanguageTraditional Chinese
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

HK01 (Chinese: 香港01) is a Hong Kong–based online news portal launched by Yu Pun-hoi, a former chairman of the Ming Pao.[4] It is operated by HK01 Company Limited, established in June 2015.[5] The website went live on 11 January 2016. It publishes a weekly paper every Friday, the first edition of which was released on 11 March 2016.[6] As of 2019, The company has a staff of approximately 700.[7]

Circulation

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As of October 2021, there were 1.7 million unique visitors viewing on HK01's websites and mobile applications on a daily basis, which made it the most influential news media in Hong Kong. Its mobile application was the most downloaded news app in both Apple App Store and Google Play Store in Hong Kong for more than 45 months since March 2018.[8][9]

Editorial stance

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HK01 claims to be an advocacy media for social reform, including its integration in the role of media and to inspire people about social issues.[10] It claims to aim at a third path in the political fights between the pro-democracy and pro-establishment camps.[11] Its founder Yu Pun-hoi is a pro-Beijing businessman, who write opinions for the 01 Opinion column, while the staff of the media are more inclined to the pro-democracy camp.[12] According to a 2016 survey, most Hong Kong college students believed that HK01 was a neutral media.[13] While it was criticised by the Hong Kong Free Press in 2019 as a pro-Beijing media,[2] its reporting was also described by pro-Beijing politician Ng Chau-pei to be anti-China.[3][14]

Controversies

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Coverage of Tiananmen Massacre anniversary

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In 2017, HK01 was criticised by the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) for deleting an article covering release of new details of the Tiananmen Square massacre by the UK Government Archives shortly after the article's publication. Pressure from founder Yu Pun-hoi was suspected to have motivated the removal.[15] The article was later republished with a rebuttal, saying that mistakes had been made when verifying the information contained in the original version and denying there had been self-censorship.[16]

Stance on Taiwan and Hong Kong independence

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In 2018, HK01 was again criticised by the HKJA over its tagging an article it published about Taiwanese independence with an anti-independence disclaimer.[17] The company maintains a black-list containing pro-independence parties and groups in Hong Kong whose events it will not attend, with whom it will not form partnerships, and from whom it will accept advertising.[18]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "香港01聯絡資訊". Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b Kris Cheng (22 February 2019). "News outlet HK01 fires 70 employees to 'improve efficiency' as part of restructuring". HKFP. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b appledaily (22 June 2021). "國安搜蘋果︱吳秋北點名斥《香港01》有線新聞「反中亂港」". 蘋果日報. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  4. ^ Chan, Jennifer (11 March 2016). "Hot off the press: hk01 newspaper launches today". Marketing. Lighthouse Independent Media Pte Ltd. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  5. ^ "香港01裁員70餘人". Central News Agency (Taiwan) (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 22 February 2019.
  6. ^ "訂閱香港01周報". HK01. HK01 Company Limited. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  7. ^ Cheng, Kris (22 February 2019). "News outlet HK01 fires 70 employees to 'improve efficiency' as part of restructuring". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  8. ^ 江逸然 (7 January 2022). "《香港01》單月總瀏覽人數突破500萬 於多項網上指標奪全港第一". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  9. ^ 凌素研 (28 January 2021). "香港01於多項網上指標奪全港第一 日均點擊次數直迫5000萬次". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  10. ^ 龍景昌 (10 January 2016). "【關於01】龍景昌 是時候改變了". 香港01. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  11. ^ "《香港01》是「藍」還是「黃」的？". 香港01. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  12. ^ 劉瀾昌 (3 July 2018). 《在河水井水漩渦之中：一國兩制下的香港新聞生態【增訂版】》. 秀威資訊. pp. 344–345. ISBN 9789863265597.
  13. ^ "蘇鑰機：大學生眼中的政黨和傳媒是怎樣的？". 端傳媒. 5 October 2016. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  14. ^ "香港人大點名香港01、立場新聞「反中反共亂港」". 聯合新聞網. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  15. ^ Cheng, Kris (22 December 2017). "Journalists' Association 'extremely concerned' over news site HK01's handling of Tiananmen reports". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  16. ^ Tong, Elson (28 December 2017). "News outlet HK01 rejects watchdog's concerns over 'self-censorship' of declassified Tiananmen Massacre report". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  17. ^ "News outlet HK01 hits back after press freedom watchdog questions its Taiwan independence 'disclaimer'". Hong Kong Free Press. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  18. ^ Cheng, Kris (22 February 2019). "News outlet HK01 blacklists pro-Hong Kong independence groups from ad deals and partnerships". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
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