香港报业公会主席
甘焕腾先生献辞

　　回顾过去一年，本港发生了许多新闻大事:花园街摊档三级大火、内地”双非”孕妇来港产子引发社会上的各种争议、影响民生猛於虎的通货膨胀加剧等等，事事与市民衣、食、住、行息息相关，成为了新闻传媒报道的丰富题材。在每日推陈出新的新闻资讯背后，是一群不怕艰辛、尽忠职守的新闻从业员，他们深入采访报道，充份体现传媒的专业精神和工作使命。香港报业公会每年举办「香港最佳新闻奖」，激励和嘉许新闻从业员继续传承业界的专业精神和工作态度，为市民大众提供准确、详尽的新闻内容，服务社会。

　　近年，报业面对不少的竞争和挑战，去年有新的免费报纸加入市场，每天在市面流通的报纸大幅增加，成为香港报业的一个新亮点。为此，我们坚信本地报章的主流传媒地位不变，在未来仍然受到读者的欢迎，香港报业仍然充满朝气，为资讯流通担当重要角色。今年的参赛作品比去年多，水平亦高於往年。我期待今后将有更多优质的新闻作品出现。

　　在此，我谨代表报业公会祝贺今年得奖的人士。

　　感谢为「香港最佳新闻奖」评选付出辛劳的评审委员。

　　感谢一直支持「香港最佳新闻奖」活动的赞助机构。

　　感谢同业的支持和参与。

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

　　Over the past year, controversies have erupted in Hong Kong over a number of issues, including the big fire that burned down numerous hawker stalls at Fa Yuen Street, rising numbers of pregnant mainland women coming to Hong Kong to give birth and worsening inflation. All these issues had a great impact on the livelihood of ordinary people and were extensively covered by the news media. Behind the reports on these controversial issues were journalists who tirelessly discharged their responsibilities as news professionals with vigour and dedication. A primary objective of The Newspaper Society of Hong Kong in organising the Hong Kong News Awards every year is to recognise the professionalism of members of the press who serve the community through their accurate, in-depth and comprehensive reports.

　　In recent years, the newspaper industry has had to face many challenges and keen competition. The highlight of the past year was the launch of several free dailies, which boosted the total circulation of newspapers in Hong Kong to a new high. In the wake of this development, we firmly believe that local newspapers’ mainstream status in the media industry has remained unchanged and that they will maintain their appeal to readers. For a long time to come, our vibrant newspaper industry will carry on playing an important role in the dissemination of information. This year, the news awards have seen a rise in both the number and quality of entries. I look forward to seeing many more outstanding works of journalism in the years to come.

　　On behalf of The Newspaper Society of Hong Kong, I would like to congratulate every award recipient. My heart felt appreciation goes to members of the panel of judges for spending time and energy to grade the entries and to our sponsors for funding the project. Last but not least, I would like to express my gratitude to fellow members of the industry for their support and participation.