香港报业公会主席
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韶光荏苒，今年是本会成立70周年，见证社会不同时代的变迁及报业的演进。回望过去，业界经历了无数的挑战和转变，凭藉不懈的努力和坚持，由纸媒世界迈进多媒体生态。在新形势下，报业机构运用自身的优势，将创新理念与新闻传播精神融入媒体运营各环节，向社会高效传递资讯及观点。

随着媒体的发展和社交媒体的兴起，大众获取新闻资讯的习惯亦有所变化。为更好地满足受众的需求，新闻短视频成为了报业的一个重要组成部分，提供更迅速、生动和多元的表达方式，扩大了报业的覆盖范围。为嘉许同业对自身的传播内容和传播机制与时并进，自2023年度起，「香港最佳新闻奖」新增《最佳新闻短视频》奖项，以鼓励出色的记者。

传媒的角色和影响力在这个讯息爆炸、真假难辨的时代更加重要。主流报业一直秉持求真精神，尊重事实，捍卫真理，尽应该尽的社会责任，提供有质量的内容。当然，业界须不断自我完善，掌握利用新的技术和工具，以配合受众的阅读习惯。

2023年度「香港最佳新闻奖」的参赛作品水准甚高，能够脱颖而出的皆十分卓越。在此，我谨代表香港报业公会感谢社会各界支持，尤其是所有评审委员及各家赞助机构，并衷心祝贺2023年度最佳新闻奖的得奖者，继续加油精益求精。展望未来，期望各位同行能在创新大气候中坚守专业，在改变中寻求突破。香港报业公会定必恪守使命，推动报业继往开来。

Alice Kwok
Chairperson, The Newspaper Society of Hong Kong

Time flies. This year we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Newspaper Society of Hong Kong. Through the years, we have witnessed numerous changes and faced various challenges, all which have contributed to the evolution of our industry. Through unwavering effort and perseverance, our industry has undergone a transformation as it embraces a multimedia ecosystem. In response to this trend, media organisations are capitalizing on their strengths to efficiently deliver information and opinion by inte grating innovation and the spirit of journalism.

With the development of digital media and the rise of social media, the way the public consumes information has changed. Short news videos have become an essential component of the industry, providing infor mation in a faster and more engaging manner. These short videos have also ex pan ded the reach and coverage of the industry to better meet the needs of its readers or as some may prefer audience. Recognizing the adaptation of both the  content and mechani sm of news dissemination, the Hong Kong News Awards has introduce d the Best Short News
Video Award to honour outstanding correspondents in this domain.

The role and influence of the media has become increasingly important in an age of information overload, where authenticity is increasingly harder to discern. Mainstream newspapers have long been committed to accuracy, upholding the facts and defending the truth, fulfilling our obligation to provide quality content. It goes without saying that we must cons tantly improve ourselves and master our tools in order to adapt to the reading habits of the public.

The quality of all the entries for the Hong Kong News Awards 2023 was outstanding, with some truly exceptional submissions. On behalf of the Society, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their support, especially our judges and our sponsors. I would also like to congratulate all the winners of this year's awards for their outstanding efforts.

As we look ahead, it is my hope that we remain steadfast in upholding professionalism and nurturing innovation. The Society will remain true to our mission, leading the way in promoting outstanding journalism and ensur ing that our legacy of excellence continues to inspire.