Hong Kong Economic Times
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| Type | Daily[1] |
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| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Hong Kong Economic Times Holdings |
| Founded | 26 January 1988 |
| Political alignment | Pro-Beijing[2] |
| Language | Traditional Chinese |
| Headquarters | 6/F, Kodak House II, 321 Java Road, North Point Hong Kong |
| Website | www.hket.com |
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| Traditional Chinese | 香港經濟日報 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 香港经济日报 | ||||||||||||
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The Hong Kong Economic Times (abbreviated as the HKET) is a financial daily newspaper in Hong Kong. It was founded by Lawrence S P Fung (Chinese: 馮紹波; Chairman), Perry Mak (Managing Director), Arthur Shek Kang-chuen (石鏡泉; Executive Director) and others. It started with a HK$20 million investment in 1988.
The newspaper is published by Hong Kong Economic Times Holdings Limited. It has been listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong since 3 August 2005.
Controversies
[edit]Founder's suspected involvement in Yuen Long station riot
[edit]On 20 July 2019, at the pro-Beijing "Safeguard HK" event, HKET founder Arthur Chuen publicly called pro-Beijing supporters to purchase canes and PVC pipes to punish those who opposed the 2019 Hong Kong extradition bill.[3] The very next day, a mob with suspected ties to triads used canes and metal pipes launched an indiscriminate attack which injured 45 people at Yuen Long station. The public suspected that Chuen's comments might have incited the pro-Beijing camp to launch this riot.[4] On 22 July 2019, over 100 HKET reporters published a joint statement expressing shock and deep regret towards Chuen's comments and requested him to withdraw his statement. [5] HKET announced that Chuen's comments were his personal opinion and did not represent the newspaper's position. In the evening of the same day, Chuen apologized and withdrew his comment.[6] The next day, Chuen announced to the HKET board of directors that he resigned as executive director and deputy president of the newspaper effective immediately, but that he would continue to serve as a financial columnist.[7]
Plagiarism allegations
[edit]HKET subsidaries Sky Post and TOPick reporters were alleged to have plagiarized stories reported by other online media without permission. This included copying text word-for-word into HKET website and reproducing YouTube video contents in the form of text and screenshots in detail without attributing original sources.[8][9]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Monday to Saturday. Some dates are skipped such as public holidays or days before and after them.
- ^ Wong, Tin Chi; Lo, Wai Han; Cheung, Mei Fung Meily (26 October 2021). "Shifting Power Centers and News Sources: The Practices and Struggles of Hong Kong's Political Journalists Since the Handover". Journalism Studies. 22 (14): 1964–1986. doi:10.1080/1461670X.2021.1979424.
- ^ "石鏡泉發道歉聲明撤回「教仔」論". Now 新聞 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 22 July 2019. Archived from the original on 26 August 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "《經濟日報》副社長石鏡泉 上周六守護香港集會曾稱：教仔要用藤條及水喉通". Hong Kong Inmedia (in Chinese). 22 July 2019. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "《經濟》逾百記者聯署批指鹿為馬 石鏡泉道歉：撤回「藤條水喉通教仔」論". Apple Daily (in Chinese). 22 July 2019. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019.
- ^ "石鏡泉發道歉聲明撤言論". Ming Pao (in Chinese). 22 July 2019. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019.
- ^ "石鏡泉辭任經濟日報副社長及集團執董 即時生效 - 香港經濟日報 - 即時新聞頻道 - 即市財經 - 股市". 香港經濟日報HKET (in Traditional Chinese). 23 July 2019. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "【有關被「偷相」的嚴正聲明】". 遊走香港屋邨誌 (in Chinese). 25 April 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ HEBEFACE (30 October 2022). 【晴報編輯們】求你地放我一馬，唔好再「轉載」我啲劣作.. 懇求內容農場比條生路製作者行下【CC字幕】 [[To Sky Post Editors] Please give me a chance, don't "reprint" my poor works. Content farms please give content creators a way to survive] (Video) (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 September 2024 – via YouTube.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Chinese)