HK01

HK01 (Chinese: 香港01) is a Hong Kong-based online news portal launched by Yu Pun-hoi, a former editor of the Ming Pao.[1] It is operated by HK01 Company Limited (香港01有限公司), established in June 2015.[2] The website went live on 11 January 2016. The company has a staff of approximately 700.[3]

HK01
Type of site
News
Available inChinese
OwnerHK01 Company Limited (香港01有限公司)
URLhk01.com
CommercialYes
Launched11 January 2016 (2016-01-11)

HK01 publishes a weekly paper every Friday, the first edition of which was released on 11 March 2016.[4]

Controversies

Coverage of Tiananmen Massacre anniversary

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.[5] 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.[6]

Stance on Taiwan and Hong Kong independence

In 2018, HK01 was again criticised by the HKJA over its tagging an article it published about Taiwanese independence with an anti-independence disclaimer.[7] 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.[8]

See also

References
  1. Chan, Jennifer (11 March 2016). "Hot off the press: hk01 newspaper launches today". Marketing. Lighthouse Independent Media Pte Ltd. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  2. "香港01裁員70餘人". Central News Agency (Taiwan) (in Chinese). 22 February 2019.
  3. 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.
  4. "訂閱香港01周報". HK01. HK01 Company Limited. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. "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.
  8. 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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