香港报业公会的“香港最佳新闻奖”举办多年，对於提高新闻从业员的新闻写作和摄影专业水平，成效卓著。二零零一年度的比赛佳作纷陈，优胜作品更是技冠同侪，实至名归，我谨向各位得奖者衷心致贺。

　　资讯自由流通，对促进社会繁荣进步至为重要，在香港这个国际都会尤然。翔实报道客观评论，不但有助增进市民对本地和国际动向的了解，也能推动他们多关心社会事务，传媒工作的确任重而道远。我深信我们的新闻从业员都有决心和能力，负起这重大使命，与市民一起为建设更美好的香港作出贡献。

Tung Chee Hwa
Chief Executive of the HKSAR's message

    Over the years, the Newspaper Society's Press Awards have served to advance journalists' professional standards in news reporting and photography. This year we saw a large number of excellent and arresting entries, and the winners with their outstanding performance well deserve the honour. My congratulations go to them all.

    Free flow of information is crucial to our prosperity and development, especially to an international city like Hong Kong. Veracity and objectivity in our news reporting not only helps raise public awareness to local and international issues, but also fosters their involvement in community affairs, and we entrust our inspiring local press with their significant task. I am sure our journalists have both the resolve and the ability to fulfill this mission and work with fellow citizens of Hong Kong for a brilliant future.