香港報業公會主席
甘煥騰先生獻辭

　　2010年，本港發生了許多牽動人心的大事，如土瓜灣塌樓、港人菲律賓旅行團被槍手劫持釀成八死七傷慘劇、外來資金湧港推高通脹和樓價、市民貧富差距擴大引起社會關注等等，都成為了新聞傳媒報道的題材，部分優秀作品更被評為全年度的最佳新聞。記者在採訪這些重大新聞的過程中，克服了巨大困難，體現了傳媒的專業精神。報業公會每年舉辦「香港最佳新聞獎」的目的之一，就是鼓勵記者發揮這種工作態度和精神，為廣大讀者提供全面、快速、準確的資訊，以應對世界的變化。

　　近年，報業遇到前所未有的挑戰，包括所謂報紙消亡論。但是，我們從本地報章的發展中感受到，它們仍然受到讀者的歡迎，香港報業仍然充滿活力。「香港最佳新聞獎」另一個主要目的，是提高報業整體水平，為市民大眾提供更多好新聞。近期，國際間風起雲湧，大事不斷，這將為新聞同業帶來一展身手的機會。我期待今年將有更多有價值的新聞作品面世，得獎作品有新的亮點。

　　在此，我代表報業公會感謝為「香港最佳新聞獎」評選付出辛勞的評審委員。

　　感謝支持「香港最佳新聞獎」活動的贊助機構。

　　感謝同業的支持和參與。

Keith Kam
Chairman
Message from Chairman of The Newspaper Society of Hong Kong

　　In 2010, Hong Kong people witnessed many momentous events that captivated their hearts and minds. Among them were the collapse of several residential buildings in Tokwawan, hijacking of a Hong Kong tour group by a gunman in Manila that led to eight deaths and seven injuries, surging inflation and property prices caused by an influx of foreign capital, and growing concern over a widening wealth gap between the poor and the rich. All these have become the foci of the media and some of their reports are among the entries for this year’s Hong Kong News Awards. In reporting some of these issues, journalists demonstrated their professionalism by having to overcome major difficulties. One of the objectives of The Newspaper Society of Hong Kong in organizing the news awards every year is to encourage our journalists to uphold their work ethic in providing our readers with comprehensive, prompt and accurate information to cope with changes in the global environment.

　　In recent years, the newspaper industry faces unprecedented challenges, including the possible demise of newspapers. However, we can tell from the development of the Hong Kong press that it is still full of vigour and our newspapers remain popular among our readers. Another objective of the Hong Kong News Awards is to raise the overall standards of the newspaper industry with a view to delivering better quality news reports to the public. Lately, the global environment has experienced turbulent changes, which have imposed greater demands on the skills of our journalists in reporting and analyzing related developments. This year, I look forward to seeing invaluable works of journalism and winning entries that break new grounds.

　　I would like to express my gratitude to the judges of Hong Kong News Awards for their hard work in assessing the entries.

　　My heart felt thanks also go to the sponsors of the awards for their patronage, and colleagues in the newspaper industry for their support and participation.