Because of her peculiar political environment, Hong Kong enjoys the freedom of speech and press (very much owing itself to the West) as well as the close ties with China. Moreover, she is found at a superb geographical location which is conducive to communication with both the East and the West. During the British rule, as Hong Kong was beyond the Qing court’s jurisdiction, the colony became an important base of the earliest Chinese revolutionaries and their activities. “China.” was the first newspaper in Hong Kong set up by revolutionaries, namely Dr Sun Yat-sen and Chan Siu-bak. In 1896, Dr Sun was kidnapped in the Chinese Legation of Qing court in the UK; the incident was exposed in The Times [a UK paper], thanks to his medical school teacher, Dr James Cantlie. Because of this, Dr Sun came to realise the power of the press as well as words gone public. Apart from “China.”, the revolutionaries set up various papers in Hong Kong, which respectively included: Zhongguo Xun Bao (“China Ten-Day Paper”), Shijie Gongyi Bao (“Global Charities Paper”), Canton Press and You Suo Wei Bao (“Relevant Paper”). The revolutionary influence extended itself into even the English papers, one of which notably being South China Morning Post (SCMP). SCMP is the only surviving English paper among those established before WWII. It was founded in 1903 by the British Alfred Cunningham, and Zhongxinhui (a then Chinese revolutionary group) member Tse Tsan-tai. The paper often contained articles penned by Tse himself promoting revolutionary ideals. Apart from the revolutionaries, the Communists also set up newspapers in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Shiao Jih Pao (“Hong Kong Mini Daily”), founded in 1929, was the earliest paper in Hong Kong set up by Communists. During the Canton-Hong Kong strike, as the Hong Kong government was most concerned about maintaining social order, the then governor Sir Clementi began to curb the influence of Communists in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Shiao Jih Pao was banne