City leader to offer support for second straight year to assist local news companies in building global networks, source says
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenWilliam YiuPublished: 8:53pm, 10 Sep 2026Updated: 9:01pm, 10 Sep 2026Hong Kong’s policy address next week will continue with measures to help local news outlets expand overseas and build global networks, the South China Morning Post has learned.
A source said on Thursday that Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s “go global” initiative would assist local media, which report in Chinese and English, in reaching readers beyond the city.
The industry could offer media services particularly in countries that came under the umbrella of the Belt and Road Initiative, the insider added.
“The government will continue to assist local media in expanding their networks outside Hong Kong and telling good Hong Kong stories,” the source said.
“This marks the second consecutive year that the chief executive has incorporated support for local media network expansion into the policy address.”
The insider noted that the chief executive pledged last year that the initiatives would not involve any interference with media operations.
