Kung Sheung Daily News

The Kung Sheung Daily News was a Chinese language newspaper published in Hong Kong under British colonial rule. It was owned indirectly by Ho Shai-lai (Chinese: 何世禮), a former Republic of China general and son of Hong Kong tycoon Robert Ho Tung. It was a pro-Kuomintang newspaper and ran according to the Minguo calendar.

The Kung Sheung Daily News
TypeDaily newspaper
Owner(s)
PublisherThe Industrial and Commercial Daily Press Limited
Founded1925
Political alignmentpro-Kuomintang:308
Language
  • Chinese
  • (Traditional Chinese characters)
Ceased publication30 November 1984 (last publication):312
CountryHong Kong
Sister newspapers
  • The Kung Sheung Evening News
  • The Tien Kwong Morning News
OCLC number633493711
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The Kung Sheung Daily News
Traditional Chinese工商日報
Simplified Chinese工商日报
JyutpingGung1 soeng1 jat6 bou3
Cantonese YaleGūng sēung yaht bou
Literal meaningIndustrial [&] Commercial Daily News

In tandem with The Kung Sheung Evening News (Chinese: 工商晚報), it was published by "The Industrial and Commercial Daily Press Limited" (Chinese: 工商日報有限公司), which was incorporated on 10 November 1928. The publisher was wound up on 26 December 1996, many years after the newspapers ceased publication.

The Kung Sheung Daily News was also published as an "export imprint" (Chinese: 外埠版; lit. 'Outer Port version'), targeting Taiwan.

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