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 Front page of 1 August 1928, whenKung Kao Po was first published | |
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
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| Format | Compact |
| Owner(s) | Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong |
| Publisher | Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong |
| Founded | August 1, 1928; 96 years ago (1928-08-01) |
| Political alignment | Pro-democracy[citation needed] |
| Language | Chinese language (traditional) |
| Headquarters | 11/F, Catholic Diocese Centre, 16Caine Road,Central,Hong Kong Island |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Sister newspapers | Sunday Examiner |
| Website | kkp |
| Free online archives | kkp |
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| Traditional Chinese | 公教報 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 公教报 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Catholic newspaper | ||||||||||||
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Kung Kao Po (traditional Chinese:公教報;simplified Chinese:公教报;lit. 'Catholic newspaper') is a Chinese-languageweekly newspaper published on every Friday inHong Kong. Firstcirculated on 1 August 1928, the newspaper, owned and operated by theRoman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong, is one of theoldest in Hong Kong.
Featuring local and international church-related news, Kung Kao Po's coverage also includes a wide variety of topics, from education to health. A kid-orientedsupplement (Joyful Youth) is attached in every issue of the newspaper.Pastoral letters from theBishop of Hong Kong in differentecclesiastical seasons and special pastoral letters regarding certain issues are also published in Kung Kao Po.
Despite being sold only inCatholic parishes of Hong Kong and distributed acrosshospitals of Hong Kong, Kung Kao Po is also available throughsubscription, making it available to all Chinese-speaking Roman Catholics abroad. Kung Kao Po's back issues are available online through its former website, which preserves issues published before 25 September 2011. Audio edition of the newspaper, recorded inCantonese, is also available inMP3 format in the website.
Kung Kao Po has become known to thegeneral populace of Hong Kong in recent years, owing to itseditorials andcolumns, often cited byHong Kong's mainstream media outlets, on politics andsocial issues.
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