Hong Kong Commercial Daily

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Hong Kong Commercial Daily

Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Broadsheet
Owner(s)	Shenzhen News Group
Editor	Chen Xitian (陳鍚添)
Founded	1952
Political alignment	Beijing Leftist
Headquarters	Hong Kong
Website	www.hkcd.com

The Hong Kong Commercial Daily (Chinese: 香港商報) (HKCD) is a Chinese state-owned newspaper, published in broadsheet format in Hong Kong and dubbed “China’s international media window” by the central government.^[1] Established in 1952, it was the first financial newspaper in the Chinese language. It is one of the few newspapers authorized by the Hong Kong SAR government to publicize legal announcements, and also the only Hong Kong newspaper allowed to be circulated freely in mainland China. It is controlled by the Hong Kong Liaison Office and has a branch office in Shenzhen.