page_title: Culture of Hong Kong
section_title: Print media
hierarchical_section_title: Culture of Hong Kong / Literary culture / Print media
caption_attribution_description: 香港第三代中環天星碼頭－－碼頭廣場的雜誌攤。A newspaper vendor, captured at last day of 3rd Central Star Ferry Pier, Hong Kong.
context_page_description: The culture of Hong Kong, or Hongkongers culture, can best be described as a foundation that began with Lingnan's Cantonese culture and, to a much lesser extent, non-Cantonese branches of Han Chinese cultures. It later became influenced by British culture due to Britain's colonialism and subsequent obtention of the land, resulting in a culture characterised by both Cantonese-ness and British-ness. Moreover, Hong Kong also has indigenous people, whose cultures have been absorbed into modern day Hong Kong culture. As a result, after the 1997 transfer of sovereignty to the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong has continued to develop an identity of its own.
context_section_description: Magazine and newspaper publishers distribute and print in numerous languages, most notably Vernacular Chinese and English. The printed media, especially tabloids but also broadsheet newspapers, lean heavily on sensationalism and celebrity gossips. While the practice is criticised, it continues to sell papers. The media is relatively free from government interference compared to that of mainland China, and newspapers are often politicised; some have even shown skepticism toward the Chinese government in Beijing.
caption: Newsstand at Star Ferry Pier
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