Hong Kong’s Chinese-language newspaper Ming Pao to cease operations in Canada
Employees working for Toronto and Vancouver editions were notified of decision via termination letters sent by parent company from Hong Kong
Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao is winding up its operations in Canada by the end of this month, marking the closure of all newsrooms run by the city’s major print publications in the North American country.
Employees working for the Toronto and Vancouver editions of Ming Pao Newspapers (Canada) were notified of the decision on Monday via termination letters sent by the parent company in Hong Kong.
Ming Pao Canada reported in its video daily news that its final day of operations would be January 31, with the print editions in Toronto and Vancouver scheduled to cease publication on January 17.
“Staff in Canada were informed by management that the decision to cease operations and halt publication was made by the Hong Kong headquarters,” it said.
Ming Pao Canada was the country’s only remaining daily Chinese-language print newspaper based in Hong Kong, after the closure of the Sing Tao Daily Canadian edition in August 2022.
Ming Pao’s print editions in Toronto and Vancouver were both established in 1993.