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. Founded in August 1853 and published by

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in binding-book style. It introduced Western history,

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and

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to Chinese readers, as well as reporting the latest news in China and the West. The paper was written mainly in Chinese, although some stories were in English. The paper was the first Chinese newspaper to have ads.

History

Walter Henry Medhurst Walter Henry Medhurst (29 April 179624 January 1857), was an English Congregationalist missionary to China, born in London and educated at St Paul's School. He was one of the early translators of the Bible into Chinese-language editions. Ear ...

, a London-born missionary to China, was the first editor-in-chief of the paper. The publication terminated in May 1856 as Medhurst's successor

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, the third to hold the editorship and then principal of

, was occupied with school management. A complete

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edition of the paper was published in 2006.

References

* 《遐邇貫珍‧香港早期報刊簡介系列》,

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Studies

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Defunct newspapers published in Hong Kong Culture of Hong Kong Society of Hong Kong

History

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