Qu Yingpu, publisher and editor-in-chief of China Daily, delivers a speech via video link to celebrate the 25th anniversary of China Daily Hong Kong Edition during the Greater Bay Area Conference 2022, which was co-organized by China Daily and Hong Kong Coalition, on Oct 6, 2022. (ZOU HONG / CHINA DAILY) 

Words from Qu Yingpu, publisher and editor-in-chief of China Daily 

This year has been particularly auspicious for all of us. It's a triple momentous occasion. As China Daily Hong Kong Edition celebrates its 25th birthday, we are also commemorating the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, as well as the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

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We have been a proud partner with Hong Kong in its spectacular growth and development in the past two-and-a-half decades since CDHK was launched in the city - the first such edition to be published outside the Chinese mainland - in conjunction with Hong Kong's return to the motherland in 1997. 

Taking full advantage of the city's strategic location, China Daily's Hong Kong edition has performed the all-important task of interpreting China for an international audience with diligence and clarity for 25 years

The SAR's spectacular economic performance and growth have been the result of it playing a unique and vital role as the window and gateway to the mainland to link up with the rest of the world. This has been made possible by the tireless efforts of Hong Kong's entire community and its people's resolve to lead a better life and secure a brighter future.

For 25 years, China Daily's Hong Kong outpost has been a trusted source of news and views from the Hong Kong SAR. Taking full advantage of its strategic location, the Hong Kong edition has performed the all-important task of interpreting China for an international audience with diligence and clarity for 25 years. My heartfelt kudos to colleagues whose tireless efforts over the years have turned CDHK into a respectable and sought-after news source and a force to reckon with in the region's media.

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I am confident that the success story of CDHK will continue and can only get better from here. We consider it a great privilege to be in Hong Kong, the region's premier financial and information center, to bear witness and chronicle the unfolding drama in the city.

Happy birthday!