''Metro Daily'' () was the Hong Kong edition of
Metro, which publishes free newspapers around the world with 25 editions in 16 countries in 14 languages. It was the first free newspaper in Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong version was first launched on 15 April 2002; it is distributed for free in the racks located in 49
Mass Transit Railway (
MTR
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) stations except the Airport Station.
According to the
Hong Kong Audit Bureau of Circulations
The Hong Kong Audit Bureau of Circulations ( Chinese: 香港出版銷數公證會), or HKABC in short, was established in April 1995.
It is a non-profit organization which aims at promoting the cause of circulation auditing in Hong Kong. It seeks ...
in September 2002, the daily circulation of the newspaper was 302,197 copies, making it the third largest daily newspaper in Hong Kong. The paper is distributed from Monday to Friday (except for public holidays), by hand or from the newspaper stands in 49 MTR stations and 11 other key central locations, such as big shopping malls owned by
MTR Corporation Limited
MTR Corporation Limited is a majority government-owned public transport operator and property developer in Hong Kong which operates the Mass Transit Railway, the most popular public transport network in Hong Kong. It is listed on the Hong K ...
like
Paradise Mall,
Telford Plaza, and
Luk Yeung Galleria.
Though around one tenth size of other newspapers printing local first-hand news reported by fresh journalists, its main news sources are actually the television, radio news, press releases and wired news. Metro Daily is for the most part published in Chinese, with an English language international section. Despite being a
tabloid, i.e. a minute-sized newspaper giving the stories in a condensed form, it includes many sections and is very rich in content. These sections include:
*local news (including one page written in
Simplified Chinese
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);
*Chinese news;
*international news;
*finance;
*sports;
*entertainment;
*side stories;
*English news digest;
*editorial column;
*television program schedule; and
*film section.
Readers can read the on-line edition of ''Metro'' all over the world by simply registering as users at its official site, and it is totally free. Besides, there is also a club called "''Club Metro''" offering discounts in films,
sports
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and travel to its members.
See also
* ''
Headline Daily''
* ''
am730''
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Metro International
Metro International is a Swedish media company based in Luxembourg that publishes the freesheet newspaper ''Metro''.
The company was founded by Per Andersson, and started as a subsidiary of the Modern Times Group along with Viasat Broadcast ...
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Media in Hong Kong
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Newspapers of Hong Kong
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Free daily newspaper
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References
External links
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