Wah Kiu Yat Po
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Founder(s) | Shum Wai-yau |
| Founded | 5 June 1925 |
| Political alignment | Pro-Kuomintang |
| Language | Chinese (in Traditional Chinese characters) |
| Ceased publication | 12 January 1995 |
| Headquarters | Tong Chong Street, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong |
| Country | Hong Kong |
Wah Kiu Yat Po, or Overseas Chinese Daily News (Chinese: 華僑日報), was a Chinese-language newspaper based in Hong Kong. It was published between 1925 and 1995. It was founded by Shum Wai-yau after the Shum family took control of the company.
History
[edit]The newspaper was published under the name Chinese General Merchants Daily from 1919 to 1923 when the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and Daily Press co-owned the company. The contract later ended and the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce published the paper on its own.[1][2] In 1925, it was sold to Shum Wai-yau. It was renamed Wah Kiu Yat Po and began publishing on 5 June 1925.[3]
In December 1941, the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong began. Wah Kiu Yat Po was one of the few newspapers that were allowed to continue publishing. The newspaper used different writing strategies to pass censorship review by the Japanese military government and secretly convey anti-Japanese messages.[4] On 1 April 1945, Wah Kiu Man Po (Chinese: 華僑晚報; lit. 'Overseas Chinese Evening News') was founded. The last issue of the newspaper was on 1 April 1988.[5]
In 1985, the founder Shum Wai-yau died.[6] His son Shum Choi-sang was unwilling to keep running the newspaper. Therefore, in December 1991, the newspaper was sold to South China Morning Post.[7][8] The Post sold it again in January 1994 to Heung Shu-fai, who improved its sales. However, it still closed down for financial reasons on 12 January 1995. Governor Chris Patten said he was very sad and that the paper had been famous for its integrity and commitment to community values.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ 周佳榮 (2002). 周佳榮、鍾寶賢、黃文江 (ed.). 香港中華總商會百年史. 香港: 香港中華總商會. ISBN 9628669419.
- ^ a b "Hong Kong Chinese newspaper closes down". United Press International. 11 January 1995.
- ^ 李家園 (1989). "華僑日報二三事". 香港報業雜談. Hong Kong: 三聯書店. ISBN 9620406931.
- ^ 鄭鏡明 (1988). "香港報業斷代史—香港淪陷期間的中文報業". Ming Pao Weekly. October 1988: 107–108.
- ^ 丁潔 (2014). 《華僑日報》與香港華人社會 : 1925-1995. Hong Kong: 三聯書店; 浸大當代中國研究所. ISBN 9789620436635.
- ^ "岑維休病逝" (in Chinese). Ta Kung Pao. 20 December 1985. p. 5.
- ^ "華僑日報經營權轉讓予南華早報 雙方達成收購協議下月生效". Ta Kung Pao. 13 December 1991.
- ^ "SCMP TO BUY WAH KIU YAT PO". South China Morning Post. 13 December 1991.