South China Morning Post's choice of big events in the last 110 years in Hong Kong has raised a few eyebrows in the ex-colony. Is the newspaper self-regulating in order to please Beijing?
On 7 November, the South China Morning Post celebrated its 110 years of presence in Hong Kong by publishing an account of the major events in the last 110 years.
It was interestingly tame. There was no mention of the shock of the Tiananmen protests which ended abruptly on 4 June 1989. Neither did they include the 500,000 people demonstration on 1 July 2003 against the government, which led to the Chief Executive's resignation. In fact, nothing embarrassing to Beijing was included, unless one counts the 1967 riots, which Beijing probably has disowned.
In contrast to the above, the opening of "Disco Disco" in 1978, Michael Jackson's visit in 1987 and the opening of the Tian Tan Buddha in 1993 were featured.
SCMP's omissions have been discussed in other medias in Hong Kong. Self-regulating is nothing new. Many would be sad to see SCMP losing its creditability among Hong Kong people.
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