The Standard (Hong Kong)
| Type | Daily free newspaper |
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| Owner(s) | The Standard Newspapers Publishing (part of Sing Tao News Corporation, majority stake in turn held by Guo Xiaoting, vice-chairwoman of Kaisa Group) |
| Founder(s) | Aw Boon Haw |
| Publisher | The Standard Newspapers Publishing |
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| Political alignment | Pro-Beijing |
| Language | English |
| Ceased publication | 1987 (evening edition only) |
| Headquarters | Sing Tao News Comm Building,7 Chun Cheong Street, Tseung Kwan O Inte Estate, Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Circulation | 200,450 (as of 2012) |
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| Website | thestandard.com.hk |
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| Traditional Chinese | 英文虎報 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 英文虎报 | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | English Language Tiger Newspaper | ||||||||||||||
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The Standard is an English-language free newspaper in Hong Kong with a daily circulation of 200,450 in 2012. It was formerly called the Hongkong Standard and changed to HKiMail during the Internet boom but partially reverted to The Standard in 2001.
The South China Morning Post (SCMP) is its main local competitor.