South China Morning Post
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First published in 1903, South China Morning Post is Hong Kong’s premier English language newspaper and has the city’s most affluent and influential readership. With a reputation for authoritative, influential and independent reporting on Hong Kong and China. The newspaper is supported with its online publicationscmp.com and its Sunday edition, Sunday Morning Post.
《南華早報》是全港首屈一指的英文報章，讀者主要來自本港最具影響力的階層。自1903年創立以來，《南華早報》一直以具權威性、富影響力和客觀獨立的報道著稱，在香港及中國內地享有卓越聲譽，過去一年更榮獲58項優秀新聞獎。讀者還可閱覽網絡版scmp.com和週日版《星期日南華早報》，接收更多資訊 。
Last Updated: July 7, 2016
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