The ''Hong Kong Economic Times'' (abbreviated as the ''HKET'') is a financial daily
newspaper
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in Hong Kong. It was founded by Lawrence S P Fung ( zh, t=馮紹波; chairman), Perry Mak (managing director), Arthur Shek Kang-chuen (; executive director) and others. It started with a investment in 1988.
The newspaper is published by
Hong Kong Economic Times Holdings Limited. It has been listed on the main board of the
Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (, SEHK, also known as Hong Kong Stock Exchange) is a stock exchange based in Hong Kong. It is one of the largest stock exchanges in Asia and the 9th largest globally by market capitalization as of August 20 ...
since 3 August 2005.
Controversies
Founder's suspected involvement in Yuen Long station riot
On 20 July 2019, at the pro-Beijing "Safeguard HK" event, ''HKET'' founder Arthur Chuen publicly called pro-Beijing supporters to purchase
canes and
PVC pipes to punish those who opposed the
2019 Hong Kong extradition bill
The Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019 () was a proposed bill regarding extradition to amend the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance () in relation to special surrender arrangements a ...
. The very next day, a mob with suspected ties to
triads used canes and metal pipes launched
an indiscriminate attack which injured 45 people at
Yuen Long station. The public suspected that Chuen's comments might have incited the pro-Beijing camp to launch this riot. On 22 July 2019, over 100 ''HKET'' reporters published a joint statement expressing shock and deep regret towards Chuen's comments and requested him to withdraw his statement. ''HKET'' announced that Chuen's comments were his personal opinion and did not represent the newspaper's position. In the evening of the same day, Chuen apologized and withdrew his comment. The next day, Chuen announced to the ''HKET'' board of directors that he resigned as executive director and deputy president of the newspaper effective immediately, but that he would continue to serve as a financial columnist.
Plagiarism allegations
''HKET'' subsidiaries ''Sky Post'' and ''TOP''ick reporters were alleged to have plagiarized stories reported by other online media without permission. This included copying text word-for-word into ''HKET'' website and reproducing YouTube video contents in the form of text and screenshots in detail without attributing original sources.
See also
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Newspapers of Hong Kong
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Media in Hong Kong
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External links
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Chinese-language newspapers published in Hong Kong
Newspapers established in 1988
Business newspapers published in Hong Kong